| 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 | |