John Rous
| John Rous | |
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HMS Sutherland sailed by John Rous during the Siege of Louisbourg (1758)
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| Born | 21 May 1702 Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts |
| Died | 3 April 1760 (aged 57) Portsmouth, Hampshire |
| Buried at | St Thomas's Church, Portsmouth |
| Allegiance |
 Kingdom of Great Britain
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| Service/branch |
 Royal Navy
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| Years of service | 1745 – 1760 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Commands held |
HMS Shirley HMS Albany HMS Success HMS Sutherland |
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John Rous (21 May 1702 – 3 April 1760) was a privateer and then an officer of the Royal Navy. He served during King George's War and the French and Indian War. Rous was also the senior naval officer on the Nova Scotia station during Father Le Loutre's War (1749–1755). Rous' daughter Mary married Richard Bulkeley (governor) and is buried in the Old Burying Ground (Halifax, Nova Scotia).
Rous was born in Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts on 21 May 1702, to William Rouse (Rows) and Mary, née Peachie.
He became a privateer during King George's War, part of the War of the Austrian Succession carried out in the North American colonies of Britain and France. He appears to have been in the navy in April and May 1740, serving as master's mate aboard the 50-gun HMS Ruby. ON the ship Young Eagle, he made raids on the French fishing fleets and ports on the north shore of Newfoundland. He went on to command his own privateer ship, the 20-gun snow Shirley, serving as second in command of the New England naval forces at the Siege of Louisbourg in 1745.
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