Royal Naval Biography/Fuller, William Stephen
WILLIAM STEPHEN FULLER, Esq.
A Deputy Lieutenant of the County of Sussex.
[Captain of 1828.]
This officer is the second son of John Trayton Fuller, of Brightling, co. Sussex, Esq., by Anne, daughter of the first Baron Heathfield, and a collateral descendant of the equally renowned Sir Francis Drake. He obtained his first commission in Nov. 1808; was made a commander in June 1815; appointed to the Wellesley 74,, Captain (now Sir Frederick L.) Maitland, May 19th, 1827 ; and advanced to his present rank on the 19th of May, 1828. Should his eldest brother (who was created a baronet in July 1821,) die before him, and without leaving male issue, he will succeed to that title, and become possessed of the estates of the Eliott and Drake families. His youngest brother. Rose Henry Fuller, Esq., is a Commander, R.N.
Agents.– Messrs. Cooke, Halford, and Son.