Charles Malcolm

Sir Charles Malcolm
Sir Charles Malcolm
	Vice-Admiral
Commands held	HMS Albatross; HMS Eurydice; HMS Raisonnable; HMS Narcissus; HMS Rhin; HMS Sibylle

Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Malcolm (5 September 1782 – 4 June 1851) was a Scottish Royal Navy

officer.

Naval life

He was the tenth son of George Malcolm of Burnfoot, Dumfriesshire, youngest brother of

Thomas Pasley, and in 1793 of the Penelope, of which his brother Pulteney was first lieutenant. He entered the Navy in 1795 on board the Fox, then commissioned by his brother, with whom he went out to the East Indies, and whom he followed to the Suffolk. He was promoted by the admiral to be lieutenant on that ship, 12 January 1799, and remained in her till 3 October 1801, when he was appointed acting commander of the Albatross sloop, a promotion which was confirmed by the admiralty to 28 May 1802.^[1]

In 1803, Malcolm came home acting captain of the

Oporto in 1807 he was able to preserve British property from falling into the hands of the French.^[1]

At the beginning of 1809, Malcolm went out to the

Saintes islands. On his return to England he was moved into the Rhin, in which during 1812 and 1813, he was employed in co-operating with the patriots on the north coast of Spain.^{[citation needed}

]

In 1813, he went out to the West Indies with convoy; in 1814, he was cruising on the coast of Brazil; and on 18 July 1815, having been joined by the frigates Menelaus and Havannah, sloops Fly and Ferret, and schooner Sealark, he landed a party of seamen and marines at Corrijou (Koréjou, east of Abervrach on the coast of Brittany), stormed the battery, and brought out of the harbour three small armed vessels and a convoy under their protection. The action was the last of its kind during that war.^[1]

In September 1817, he fitted out the

lord-lieutenant of Ireland, by whom he was knighted.^[1]

In November 1827, he was appointed superintendent of the

steam navigation in the Red Sea was also largely due to his exertions.^[1]

Malcolm was promoted to be rear-admiral on 10 January 1837, and to be vice-admiral on 28 April 1847, but had no further service.[1]

Later life

During his later years he gave attention to the organisation of charitable institutions. He also served on the council of the Royal Geographical Society. He died at Brighton 4 June 1851, and was buried there.^[1]

Family

Malcolm was twice married: first, in 1808, to his cousin Magdalene, daughter of Charles Pasley, his mother's brother; and secondly, in 1829, to Elmira Riddell, youngest daughter of Major-general Shaw. He had issue by both marriages.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Laughton 1893.

Attribution

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Laughton, John Knox (1893). "Malcolm, Charles". In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 35. London: Smith, Elder & Co.

[FOOTNOTELaughton1893-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Laughton 1893.

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Naval life

Later life

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