A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Maitland, James
MAITLAND. (Commander, 1836. f-p., 16; h-p., 13.)
James Maitland, born 18 April, 1806, is second surviving son of the late Chas. Maitland, Esq., of Rankeilour, co. Fife, by Mary, eldest daughter of David Johnston, Esq., of Latheisk, in the same shire. He is brother of Commander Lewis Maitland, R.N.; nephew of the late Rear-Admiral Sir Fred. Lewis Maitland, K.C.B.,[1] who made him his heir; first-cousin of the present Commander Wm. Heriot Maitland, R.N.; and cousin also of Rear-Admiral Hon. Sir Anthony Maitland, C.B., K.C.M.G., and Capt. Sir Thos. Maitland, R.N., Kt., C.B. His grandfather, Hon. Fred. Lewis Maitland, a Captain in the R.N., was son of Charles, sixth Earl of Lauderdale, and had one brother, Richard, a Colonel in the Army, and another, John, a Lieutenant-Colonel in the R.M. He commanded the Elizabeth 74 in Keppel and Rodney’s actions, and afterwards captured a French 64-gun ship.
This officer entered the Navy, 22 Dec. 1818, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Vengeur 74, Capt. Fred. Lewis Maitland, and during the two following years was employed on the North Sea, South American, and Mediterranean stations. He then, until promoted to the rank of Lieutenant 10 July, 1826, served as Midshipman and Mate, again in South America, as also at Portsmouth and in the West Indies, in the Aurora 46, Capt. Henry Prescott, Ganges 84, Capt. Patrick Campbell, and Alligator 28. He next cruized for some months on the station last mentioned in the Ferret 10, Capt. Henry Gosset, and was subsequently appointed – 18 Jan. 1828, to the Tribune 42, Capts. John Wilson and John Alex. Duntze, attached to the force in the Pacific, whence he returned home at the close of 1831 – 17 Oct. 1832, to the Portsmouth yacht, as Flag-Lieutenant to his uncle. Sir F. L. Maitland, Admiral-Superintendent at that port – and 2 Sept. 1834, in a similar capacity, to the Thalia 46, bearing the flag at the Cape of Good Hope of Rear-Admiral Patrick Campbell. He went on half-pay in the summer of 1835, and has not been since afloat. He acquired his present rank 9 May, 1836.
Commander Maitland (the Senior of his rank on the List of 1836) married, first, in March, 1836, Emma, daughter of Thos. Magne Willing, Esq., of Philadelphia; and (that lady dying in June, 1838) secondly, 20 Aug. 1840, Frances Harriet, daughter of the late Rich. Sam. Short, Esq., of Edilngton Grove, Lincolnshire. Agents – Messrs. Stilwell.
- ↑ Sir Fred. Lewis Maitland was born in 1776. He served as Midshipman of the Southampton 32 in Lord Howe’s action 1 June, 1794; was employed, while holding the rank of Commander, in the expedition to Egypt in 1801; attained Post-rank in the course of that year; and had command, during the late war, of the Loire and Emerald frigates (see Capt. Charles Bertram), Goliath 58, Boyne 98, and Bellerophon 74. In the ship last mentioned he had the honour of receiving Napoleon Buonaparte when he surrendered after the battle of Waterloo. Duiing the peace he commanded the Vengeur, Genoa, and Wellesley 74’s. He was nominated a C.B. in 1815; advanced to Flag-rank in July, 1830; and created a K.C.B. in the following November. He filled the office of Admiral-Superintendent at Portsmouth from June, 1832, until July, 1837; and that of Commander-in-Chief in the East Indies from the latter period uatil the date of his death, 30 Nov. 1889.