Royal Naval Biography/Blois, John Ralph
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JOHN RALPH BLOIS, Esq.
[Commander.]
Second son of Sir Charles Blois, Bart., by Clara, daughter of Jocelyn Price, Esq. of Camblesworth, co. York.
This officer served as midshipman under Captain William Mounsey, in the Furieuse frigate, on the Mediterranean station; obtained the rank of lieutenant in March 1815; was appointed to the Euryalus frigate, Captain Thomas Huskisson, fitting out for the Leeward Islands station, July 7th, 1818; and promoted to the command of the Bann sloop, at Jamaica, Mar. 6th, 1821. He has since been employed as an Inspecting Commander of the Coast Guard. He married, Feb. 15th, 1827, Eliza Knox, eldest daughter of the Rev. John Barrett, rector of Inniskeel, co. Donegal, Ireland.