A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Strover, Samuel
STROVER. (Lieut., 1814. f-p., 20; h-p., 24.)
Samuel Strover was born 19 Nov. 1789.
This officer entered the Navy, 20 Oct. 1803, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Terrible 74, Capt. Lord Henry Paulet, with whom he served for nearly six years and eight months, the greater part of the time as Midshipman and Master’s Mate, in the Channel, off Ferrol and Cadiz, and in the Mediterranean. On the paying off of the Terrible in June, 1810, he was recommended by his Captain for promotion as a reward for his activity and general good conduct. In the course of the same month he was received as a Supernumerary Master’s Mate on board the Salvador del Mundo, bearing the flag of Sir Robt. Calder at Plymouth; and while attached to that ship he was intrusted with the command of the Jackdaw tender. From July, 1811, until Dec. 1812 he served on the north coast of Spain, still as Master’s Mate, in the Unicorn 32, Capt. Geo. Burgoyne Salt. He then sailed in the Cumberland 74, Capt. Thos. Baker, for the West Indies; where, after he had been for a few months employed in the Grampus 50, bearing the flag of Sir Fras. Laforey, he was successively, in July and Oct. 1813, nominated Acting-Lieutenant of the Venus 32 and Marlborough 74, Capts. Mackenzie and Robt. Honyman. On his return to England in the latter ship he was presented with a commission dated 5 Feb. 1814; and in the following April he was appointed to the Pandora 18, Capts. Thos. Stamp and Jas. Kearney White, on the coast of North America. In Feb. 1815 he was so severely injured by an explosion of the small-arm ammunition that he was under the necessity of being sent to the hospital at Bermuda. He remained there three months; but it was not until the end of 1817 that his health and the use of his limbs were restored to him. Since 21 Nov. 1839 he has been in charge of a station in the Coast Guard.
Lieut. Strover married, 18 Feb. 1819, Elizabeth, daughter of John Bishop, Esq., of Snenton, Notts, by whom he has issue five children.