Admiral Sir John Bush,

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, commonly known as Captain Bush and sometimes by his Thai title Phraya Wisuth Sakoradith ( th, พระยาวิสูตรสาครดิฐ, 4 August 1819 – ), was an

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sea captain A sea captain, ship's captain, captain, master, or shipmaster, is a high-grade licensed mariner who holds ultimate command and responsibility of a merchant vessel.Aragon and Messner, 2001, p.3. The captain is responsible for the safe and efficie ...

who served under the Siamese government during the reigns of Kings

Mongkut Mongkut ( th, มงกุฏ; 18 October 18041 October 1868) was the fourth monarch of Siam (Thailand) under the House of Chakri, titled Rama IV. He ruled from 1851 to 1868. His full title in Thai was ''Phra Bat Somdet Phra Menthora Ramathibod ...

and

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. He came to Siam in early 1857 as a merchant ship captain and was engaged as Bangkok's Harbour Master the next year, captained royal vessels and managed the

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until his retirement in 1893. Soi Charoen Krung 30, the street where he used to live, is also known as Soi Captain Bush after him.

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Sea captains John Bush English expatriates in Thailand 1819 births 1905 deaths Burials at the Bangkok Protestant Cemetery {{Thailand-mil-bio-stub