Royal Naval Biography/Montgomery, Thomas

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2373934Royal Naval Biography — Montgomery, ThomasJohn Marshall


THOMAS MONTGOMERY, Esq.
[Commander.]

Nephew to Lieutenant-General Lord Blayney. He served as midshipman on board the Ganges 74, Captain Thomas F.Fremantle, at the battle of Copenhagen, April 2d, 1801; obtained the rank of lieutenant on the 1st of Oct., 1806; and afterwards served in the Hyacinth sloop and Marlborough 74, the latter ship commanded by Captain (now Sir Graham) Moore. He was promoted to his present rank on the 13th of June, 1815.