James O'Brien, 3rd Marquess of Thomond
| James McEdward O'Brien, 3rd Marquess of Thomond | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1769 |
| Died | 3 July 1855 Bath, England |
| Buried at | St. Saviour's Church, Walcot, Bath |
| Allegiance |
 Great Britain
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| Service/branch |
 Royal Navy
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| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands held | HMS Warspite |
| Battles/wars | First Battle of Groix |
| Awards | Lord of the Bedchamber, G.C.H. |
| Relations | Murrough O'Brien, William O'Brien, 2nd Marquess of Thomond |
Admiral James McEdward O'Brien, 3rd Marquess of Thomond, GCH (1769–1855), styled Lord James O'Brien from 1809 to 1846, was a British naval officer.
O'Brien, born in 1769, was third son of Edward Dominic O'Brien, captain in the army (d. 1801). His mother was Mary Carrick, and his uncle, Murrough O'Brien, was first Marquess of Thomond. He inherited his title on the death of his brother William O'Brien, 2nd Marquess of Thomond
As a captain's servant, he entered the navy on 17 April 1783 on board the HMS Hebe, stationed in the Channel. From 1786 to 1789 he was a midshipman in the 74-gun Pegasus and the 32-gun HMS Andromeda frigate, both commanded by the Duke of Clarence, under whom he also served with the Channel fleet in the HMS Valiant in 1790. As a lieutenant he joined, in succession, on the home station, second-rate HMS London, the 38-gun fifth-rate HMS Artois, and the 74-gun HMS Brunswick. In the latter ship he was present in William Cornwallis' celebrated retreat, 16 and 17 June 1795. On 5 December 1796 he was promoted to the command of the 14-gun sloop HMS Childers. From 1800 to 1804 he commanded the Emerald on the West Indies station, where, on 24 June 1803, he made a prize of the L'Enfant Prodigue, a French national schooner of sixteen guns, and in the spring of 1804 distinguished himself in forwarding the supplies at the capture of Surinam, as well as by defeating a projected expedition by the enemy against Antigua.
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