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A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Pasco, William Montagu Isaacson George

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1867934A Naval Biographical Dictionary — Pasco, William Montagu Isaacson GeorgeWilliam Richard O'Byrne

PASCO. (Commander, 1846.)

William Montagu Isaacson George Pasco is eldest son of Rear-Admiral Pasco.

This officer entered the Navy 3 Feb. 1820; passed his examination in 1826; and obtained his first commission 8 Jan. 1830. His succeeding appointments were – 5 May, 1831, to the Dublin 50, Capt. Lord Jas. Townshend, fitting for South America, whence he returned in the summer of 1834 – 5 Feb. 1835, to the Rover 18, Capt. Chas. Eden, under whom he was employed for a further period of three years in South America, part of the time as First Lieutenant – 8 Oct. 1838, to the Coast Guard – 18 May, 1842, to the command of the Kite steamer, equipping for the coast of Africa, whence he returned to England and was paid off in 1843 – and 7 April, 1845, to that of the Jackal, another steamer, stationed in the Mediterranean. He attained his present rank 9 Nov. 1846. Agents – Case and Loudonsack.