Charles Stirling ( 1760 - 1833 )

Birth: 28 April 1760 Death: At his residence, Weybridge, Surrey (07 November 1833) Profession: Sailor Career: Lieutenant, West Indies; captured during fight with rebel pirate (1781); commanded the frigate "Jason" in the Quiberon expedition (1795); made prisoner-of-war after shipwreck and exchanged (1798); Commander (1800); Resident Commissioner, Jamaica (1803-1804); Rear Admiral (1804); commanded squadron taking troops to Rio de la Plata (1806); Commander in Chief, Cape of Good Hope (1807); Vice Admiral (1810); commander in Jamaica, court-martialled for corrupt practice, placed on half pay and banned from further promotion (1811) Membership: Fellow Election Date: 19/06/1806.