Reginald Thomas John Levinge
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Reginald Thomas John Levinge (1813–1848) was a British aristocrat and second in line to the Levinge baronetcy but never became baronet. He served as a commander in the Royal Navy. He was donor of the some of the Levinge Papers which are held in the National Library of Ireland.[1]
Life
He was born on 20 October 1813 the third son (and one of 12 children) of
His eldest brother,
He entered the Royal Navy on 7 January 1827 aged 13. He passed the exam as a lieutenant in 1832 but did not receive a commission until October 1839 when he was placed as a lieutenant on the 72-gun HMS Melville under command of the Hon George Elliot in the East Indies. In February 1840 he moved to the smaller 16-gun HMS Wolverene under Captain William Tucker off the coast of Africa.
On 25 August 1840 he took command of the
He served as commander of the 6-gun, 149 crew
In September 1847 command of the Devastation transferred to Reynell Charles Michell.[5] Although some sources state that Levinge then retired on half pay he appears to have continued in service until death.
He died on 24 April 1848 aged only 34. His grave lies in Georgetown Cemetery on Ascension Island, giving his last command as HMS Penelope.[citation needed]
His father died in September of the same year and the baronetcy passed to his elder brother Richard before passing to his younger brother Vere Henry Levinge in 1884.[6]
Family
His brother August died at sea of disease in 1838 (aged only 23) following a post in Barbados. He is buried in Mylor in Cornwall close to where the ship docked in England.[7]
