Biografie
He was the nephew of Governor-General Lieutenant-General George James Marc Prevost, (1767-1816), Commander of British Forces in North America during the War of 1812.
He married Ellen Moresby the daughter of Rear-Admiral Fairfax Moresby RN.
He was the father of Captain James C. Prevost (a sealing skipper based in Victoria BC).
Militärdienst
He entered the Royal Navy in 1823.
He was appointed as a Lieutenant RN in 1835.
He was appointed as a Commander RN in 1845.
He seved in H.M.S. Portland on the Pacific Station in 1850.
He served in H.M.S. Virago (In command) at Valparaiso Chile 1852.
He was appointed as a Captain RN in 1854.
He served in H.M.S. Satellite (In command) in 1856.
He was also appointed as the First British Commissioner for the San Juan Boundary Dispute to determine the water boundary between the United States and British Columbia and Vancouver Island.
He was appointed as the Superintendent and Naval Officer-in-Charge of the Naval Establishment at Gibraltar 1865-1870.
He was appointed as a Rear-Admiral (Retired) RN in 1869.
He was appointed as a Vice-Admiral (Retired) RN in 1876.
He was appointed as an Admiral (Retired) RN in 1880.
Benannte Orte
James Bay (BC), Charles Rocks (BC), Prevost Island (BC), Prevost Passage (BC), Prevost Point (BC), Prevost Harbour (BC)
Referenzen
- Walbran, Captain John T. (1909)
- Hill, Beth (1987)
