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Lieutenant-Colonel John Huskisson was the youngest son of Captain Thomas Huskisson (q.v.). He was appointed a second lieutenant in the Royal Marines in 1833 and served in the CAMBRIDGE, Mediterranean Station, from 1840 to 1842, being promoted to first lieutenant in 1842. He served in HMS OCEAN from 1844 to 1847 and then became Quartermaster of the Chatham Division, rising to captain in 1852. The outbreak of the Crimean War led to his appointment to the NANKIN, East Indies in 1854. He rose to the rank of lieutenant-colonel, 1879, on the retired list and died ca.1889.
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GB 0064 HUS [1837-1866] Collection
Huskisson , John , fl 1840-1857 , Lt-Colonel RM
Lieutenant-Colonel John Huskisson was the youngest son of Captain Thomas Huskisson (q.v.). He was appointed a second lieutenant in the Royal Marines in 1833 and served in the CAMBRIDGE, Mediterranean Station, from 1840 to 1842, being promoted to first lieutenant in 1842. He served in HMS OCEAN from 1844 to 1847 and then became Quartermaster of the Chatham Division, rising to captain in 1852. The outbreak of the Crimean War led to his appointment to the NANKIN, East Indies in 1854. He rose to the rank of lieutenant-colonel, 1879, on the retired list and died ca.1889.
The papers were presented by Miss M Wight in 1964.
Papers of Lieutenant-Colonel John Huskisson consisting of letters written by Lt-Colonel Huskisson to his father, Captain Thomas Huskisson, and family, 1840 to 1866. There is also a diary kept by him in HMS NANKIN 1854 to 1855 in the East Indies, a copy of the navy List of 1837, and notes on the Huskisson and Everett families.
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Detailed catalogue online at the: National Maritime Museum website .
Edited by Sarah Drewery, Sep 2011.
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
2010-08-26
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The papers were presented by Miss M Wight in 1964.
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Papers of Lieutenant-Colonel John Huskisson consisting of letters written by Lt-Colonel Huskisson to his father, Captain Thomas Huskisson, and family, 1840 to 1866. There is also a diary kept by him in HMS NANKIN 1854 to 1855 in the East Indies, a copy of the navy List of 1837, and notes on the Huskisson and Everett families.
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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