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A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Quin, Henry

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1891491A Naval Biographical Dictionary — Quin, HenryWilliam Richard O'Byrne

QUIN. (Lieutenant, 1820. f-p., 7; h-p., 27.)

Henry Quin entered the Navy, 13 April, 1813, as Third-cl. Vol., on board the Stirling Castle 74, Capts. Sir Home Popham and Wm. Butterfleld, under the former of whom he escorted the Earl of Moira as Governor-General to India. While serving next, between Aug. 1814 and Oct. 1816, in the Berwick 74 and Impregnable 104, both commanded by Capt. Edw. Brace, he assisted, in the former ship, at the siege of Gacta, and was present in the Impregnable under the flag of Rear-Admiral David Milne at the bombardment of Algiers. He was subsequently, from Nov. 1817 until Aug. 1820, employed in the West Indies on board the Sybille 44, flag-ship of Sir Home Popham, and on 28 Dec. in the latter year was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant. He has since been on half-pay.