James Charles Prevost
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James Charles Prevost was an admiral in the British
Royal Navy
.
He was born in Bedhampton
, Hampshire
, England
and joined the navy in 1823 and by 1850 was a Commander aboard the HMS Portland, flagship of Rear Admiral Sir Fairfax Moresby
, whose daughter (Ellen Mary) he married on 18 October 1842, they had five children:
He was the Commissioner for Britain in the negotiations to settle the San Juan Island boundary dispute between British Columbia
and the United States
.
Prevost became an Admiral in 1880, and died in London
in 1891.
Prevost Island
in the Gulf Islands
of British Columbia
and other names on it, or nearby, e.g. James Bay and Charles Rocks, were named after him. Mount Prevost, near Duncan
, and Prevost Hill, a landmark on Ten Mile Point
at Cadboro Bay, British Columbia are also named for him.
He was the grandfather of General Sir Reginald Hildyard
(1876-1965).
British Empire
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Royal Navy
Royal Navy
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.
He was born in Bedhampton
Bedhampton
Bedhampton is a former village, and now suburb, located in the Borough of Havant, Hampshire, England. It is located at the northern end of Langstone Harbour and at the foot of the eastern end of Portsdown Hill....
, Hampshire
Hampshire
Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
, England
England
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and joined the navy in 1823 and by 1850 was a Commander aboard the HMS Portland, flagship of Rear Admiral Sir Fairfax Moresby
Fairfax Moresby
Admiral of the Fleet Sir Fairfax Moresby GCB , born in Calcutta, India, to English parents was a British naval officer.-Early life:Moresby was the eldest son of Fairfax Moresby, Lieut...
, whose daughter (Ellen Mary) he married on 18 October 1842, they had five children:
- Ellen Louisa Prevost (1843 - ?)
- James Charles Prevost (1846 - 15 May 1920)
- Annette Prevost (1849 - 1916) married General Sir Henry John Thoroton HildyardHenry HildyardGeneral Sir Henry John Thoroton Hildyard GCB was a British Army general who saw active service in the Anglo-Egyptian War of 1882 and the Second Boer War.He was General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, South Africa, from 1905 to 1908....
- George Fairfax Prevost (1851 - ?)
- Edward Augustan Prevost (1855 - ?)
He was the Commissioner for Britain in the negotiations to settle the San Juan Island boundary dispute between British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
and the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
Prevost became an Admiral in 1880, and died in London
London
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in 1891.
Prevost Island
Prevost Island
Prevost Island is an island in the southern Gulf Islands of the South Coast of British Columbia, Canada, located east of Ganges Harbour and midway between the southeastern extremity of Salt Spring Island and the southern end of Galiano Island...
in the Gulf Islands
Gulf Islands
The Gulf Islands are the islands in the Strait of Georgia , between Vancouver Island and the mainland of British Columbia, Canada....
of British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
and other names on it, or nearby, e.g. James Bay and Charles Rocks, were named after him. Mount Prevost, near Duncan
Duncan, British Columbia
Duncan is a city on southern Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.-History:The community is named after William Chalmers Duncan . He arrived in Victoria in May 1862, then in August of that year he was one of the party of a hundred settlers which Governor Douglas took to Cowichan Bay...
, and Prevost Hill, a landmark on Ten Mile Point
Ten Mile Point, British Columbia
Ten Mile Point is a neighbourhood in the District of Saanich in Victoria, British Columbia, and is the most easterly point on Vancouver Island. Ten Mile Point was so named because it was ten nautical miles from what was at the time the headquarters of the Pacific Station of the Royal Navy...
at Cadboro Bay, British Columbia are also named for him.
He was the grandfather of General Sir Reginald Hildyard
Reginald Hildyard
General Sir Reginald John Thoroton Hildyard KCB CMG DSO was a British Army general who saw active service in the Second Boer War and the First World War....
(1876-1965).