Admiral
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Sir John Louis, 2nd Baronet (1785 – 31 March 1863) was an officer in the
Royal Navy
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.
Naval career
John Louis, son of Rear-Admiral
Sir Thomas Louis, 1st Baronet, entered the Navy in 1795, was promoted to lieutenant in 1801, to commander in 1805 and to captain in 1806. He served during 1810 off the coast of Ireland and off Cadiz, was in the Mediterranean in 1811 and then went out to the West Indies. After several years on half-pay, he served again in the West Indies, 1826 to 1830. In 1837 he was appointed Captain Superintendent of
Woolwich Dockyard
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and also to the command of the ''William and Mary'' yacht. Promoted to
rear admiral
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in 1838, he was Admiral Superintendent of
Malta Dockyard
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History Pre-1800
The Knights of Malta established dockyard ...
, 1838 to 1843, and Admiral Superintendent of
Devonport, 1846 to 1850. Louis was promoted to
vice-admiral in 1849 and to
admiral
Admiral is one of the highest ranks in some navies. In the Commonwealth nations and the United States, a "full" admiral is equivalent to a "full" general in the army or the air force, and is above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet, ...
in 1851.
He succeeded his father as
2nd Baronet on 17 May 1807.
He is buried with his wife,
Maria Clementina Louis, and son, Thomas Louis, in
Kensal Green Cemetery
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in
London
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References
Sir John Louis, 2nd Baronet*
External links
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1785 births
1863 deaths
Burials at Kensal Green Cemetery
Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Royal Navy admirals
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