John Purvis (Royal Navy officer)

John Brett Purvis
Born	12 August 1787
Died	1 October 1857 (1857-11) (aged 70) Gosport
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1799–1857
Rank	Vice admiral
Commands	South East Coast of America Station Queenstown

Vice Admiral John Brett Purvis (12 August 1787 – 1 October 1857) was a Royal Navy officer who became Commander-in-Chief, South East Coast of America Station.

Naval career

Born the son of Admiral John Child Purvis,^[1] Purvis joined the Royal Navy in 1799.^[2] Promoted to commodore, he became Commander-in-Chief, South East Coast of America Station in March 1842.^[3] Promoted to rear admiral on 9 November 1846, he went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Queenstown in June 1852 and was promoted to vice admiral on 4 July 1853.^[3]

References

1. For more on Admiral John Child Purvis see: O'Byrne, William R. (1849). "Purvis, John Brett#cite note-John Child Purvis-1" . A Naval Biographical Dictionary. London: John Murray.
2. O'Byrne, William Richard (1849). "Purvis, John Brett" . A Naval Biographical Dictionary . John Murray – via Wikisource.
3. "John Brett Purvis". William Loney. Retrieved 18 January 2015.

Military offices
Preceded by Thomas Sulivan	Commander-in-Chief, South East Coast of America Station 1842–1844	Succeeded by Samuel Inglefield
Preceded by Manley Dixon	Commander-in-Chief, Queenstown 1852–1855	Succeeded by George Sartorius