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A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Mason, Thomas Henry

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1828641A Naval Biographical Dictionary — Mason, Thomas HenryWilliam Richard O'Byrne

MASON. (Commander, 1841.)

Thomas Henry Mason entered the Navy 7 Nov. 1822; passed his examination in 1830; obtained his first commission 21 July, 1837; and was appointed – 29 of the same month, as Additional Lieutenant, to the Winchester 52, flag-ship in the East Indies of Hon. Sir Thos. Bladen Capel – 11 March, 1838, to the Wellesley 72, bearing the flag of Sir Fred. Lewis Maitland on the same station – and, 26 March, 1839, to the command of the Algerine 10. In that vessel he obtained mention for his zeal and alacrity at the capture of Chusan in July, 1840;[1] after which he was sent, in company with the Conway 28, and Young Hebe tender, to examine the entrance of the Yang-tse-Kiang. In the attack made upon Canton in March, 1841, we find him enacting a very conspicuous part;[2] as he subsequently did in the operations renewed in the following May against that place. Having, in the words of Sir Humphrey Le Fleming Senhouse, won his promotion by a series of gallant and brave services,[3] he was accordingly, 8 June, 1841, advanced to the rank of Commander. Continuing, however, in the Algerine until Sept. 1842, he was afforded an opportunity of aiding in the capture of Amoy.[4] He has been in command, since 25 Jan. 1847, of the Medea steam-sloop of 350 horse-power, in the East Indies.

Commander Mason married, 14 July, 1846, Isabella Susanna, third daughter of the late Edw. Frere, Esq., of Bitton, Gloucestershire.


  1. Vide Gaz. 1840, p. 2991.
  2. Vide Gaz. 1841, p. 1505.
  3. Vide Gaz. 1841, p. 2510.
  4. Vide Gaz. 1842, p. 83.