Peter Rainier, junior

Peter Rainier, Jr.
Admiral Peter Rainier, head-and-shoulders portrait
Born	24 November 1741
Died	7 April 1808
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Rank	Admiral
Commands held	HMS Astraea HMS Monarch HMS Suffolk East Indies Station
Battles/wars	American Revolutionary War French Revolutionary Wars Napoleonic Wars

Admiral Peter Rainier, Jr. (24 November 1741 – 7 April 1808) was a British naval officer. Mount Rainier in Washington, USA, was named after him.

Rainier was born in England, the grandson of Daniel Regnier, a Huguenot refugee, and the son of Peter Rainier of Sandwich.

Rainier enlisted in the Royal Navy in 1756 at the age of 15. He served on HMS Oxford, Yarmouth, Norfolk, and Burford. On 26 May 1768, working as the master of one of his family's merchant ships, Rainier was promoted to lieutenant.

During the American Revolutionary War, Rainier was severely wounded on 8 July 1778, while capturing a large American privateer. He was promoted in rank and went on to become Captain of the 32-gun frigate HMS Astraea. He commanded her on the Jamaica Station from 1786 to 1790.

In 1790, he became the commander of HMS Monarch. On 8 May 1792, George Vancouver named Mount Rainier in modern-day Washington after Captain Rainier:

In early 1793, Rainier commissioned the 74-gun Suffolk. From 1794 to 1805, Rainier commanded Royal Navy operations on the East Indies Station. During his tenure, large swaths of territory came under British control.