Samuel Butcher (Royal Navy officer)
| Samuel Butcher | |
|---|---|
| Born |
22 November 1770 Cople, Bedfordshire, England |
| Died | 8 May 1849 (aged 78) Cobh, County Cork, Ireland |
| Allegiance |
Great Britain United Kingdom |
| Service/ |
Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1786–1815 |
| Rank | Vice-Admiral |
| Commands held | |
| Battles/wars | |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Herbert |
| Relations | Samuel Butcher (son) |
Vice-Admiral Samuel Butcher (22 November 1770 – 8 May 1849) was an officer of the British Royal Navy during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
Butcher was born in Cople, Bedfordshire, the son of Thomas Butcher of Northampton, and Elizabeth Ives, and was the grandson of Robert Butcher of Ickleford, Hertfordshire, Lord of the Manor of Ravensden, and High Sheriff of Bedfordshire in 1761. He entered the Navy on 4 February 1786, as captain's servant on board the cutter Barracouta, under the command of his relative Lieutenant Robert Barlow, employed in suppressing smuggling in the English Channel. From November 1788 Butcher served as an able seaman in Salisbury, the flagship of Admiral Mark Milbanke at Newfoundland.
In June 1791 Butcher rejoined Barlow as a master's mate in the 16-gun brig-sloop Childers, attached to the Channel Fleet. He later served in the 98-gun ship Queen, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Alan Gardner, and was present at the unsuccessful first attempt to capture Martinique in 1793. He also took part, under Admiral Lord Howe, in the actions of 28 and 29 May, and 1 June 1794, on the two last days with the rank of acting-lieutenant.
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