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Admiral Hon. Charles Elphinstone Fleeming (18 June 1774 – 30 October 1840) was a British officer of the Royal Navy who served during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. He commanded a succession of smaller vessels during the early years of the wars, achieving some successes against French cruisers, merchants and privateers, before ...
- 18 June 1774
- Admiral of the Blue
Feb 21, 2024 · HON. CHARLES ELPHINSTONE FLEEMING, Vice-Admiral of the Blue; and a Member of the Royal Caledonian Hunt. This officer, the second son of John, eleventh Baron Elphinstone, by Anne, daughter of James, third Lord Ruthven, was promoted to the rank of Commander in the Tisiphone sloop, on the Mediterranean station, in the spring of 1794; and, on the ...
On the resumption of hostilities Fleeming commanded the Egyptienne, capturing several ships off the French coast 1803-5, which made him an absentee Member. He was listed one of the Prince of Wales’s friends in the spring of 1804, but as a supporter of Pitt’s second ministry in September 1804 and July 1805.
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- Male
- June 1, 1774
- Catalina Paulina Alesandro (Jiminez) Katon
- October 30, 1840
Fleming, Charles Elphinstone, (1774-1840), Admiral MP | The National Archives. The official archive of the UK government. Our vision is to lead and transform information management, guarantee...
- 1774-1840
- Male
- Charles Elphinstone
When James Ruthven Elphinston was born on 26 March 1775, in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, John Elphinstone, was 38 and his mother, Ann Ruthven, was 37. He married Clementina Abbot on 2 January 1823, in Fort William, West Bengal, India. They were the parents of at least 1 son.
Although Bruce hovered about expectantly, the dowager Lady Elphinstone, shortly before she died, contrived to secure the Duke of Montrose’s support for her second son, Capt. Charles Elphinstone Fleeming, and as Montrose was a member of Addington’s government he was the ministerialist candidate.