Authorised form of name | Stirling; Charles (1760 - 1833) |
Dates | 1760 - 1833 |
Date of birth | 28 April 1760 |
Place of death | At his residence, Weybridge, Surrey |
Date of death | 07 November 1833 |
Occupation | Sailor |
Activity | 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)
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Membership category | Fellow |
Date of election | 19/06/1806 |
Relationships | Son of Sir Walter Stirling; younger brother of Sir Walter Stirling (FRS 1801) |
Source | Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB Notes: DNB entry under Walter Stirling (his father). |
Code | NA7430 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNo | Title | Date |
EC/1806/07 | Stirling, Charles: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |