Samuel Linley
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Samuel Linley was the second son of Thomas Linley the elder and Mary Johnson, one of 7 musical siblings born to that couple. He sang in his father's concerts, 1774-5, and played the oboe
. In 1778 he became a midshipman
on HMS Thunderer
, aboard which he contracted the fever from which he died.
Oboe
The oboe is a double reed musical instrument of the woodwind family. In English, prior to 1770, the instrument was called "hautbois" , "hoboy", or "French hoboy". The spelling "oboe" was adopted into English ca...
. In 1778 he became a midshipman
Midshipman
A midshipman is an officer cadet, or a commissioned officer of the lowest rank, in the Royal Navy, United States Navy, and many Commonwealth navies. Commonwealth countries which use the rank include Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Pakistan, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Kenya...
on HMS Thunderer
HMS Thunderer (1760)
HMS Thunderer was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 19 March 1760 at Woolwich. She was involved in a single-ship action with the French Achille in 1761....
, aboard which he contracted the fever from which he died.
Sources
- Image of him from the collection of Linley family portraits at Dulwich Picture GalleryDulwich Picture GalleryDulwich Picture Gallery is an art gallery in Dulwich, South London. England's first purpose-built public art gallery, it was designed by Regency architect Sir John Soane and opened to the public in 1817. Soane arranged the exhibition spaces as a series of interlinked rooms illuminated naturally...