Edward Galwey RN (bef. 1784 - 1844)

Born before 1784 in Lota, Co Cork, Ireland

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Biography

1. dob taken as before his mother's dod. 2. He succeeded to the Lota estate when his brother John died. 3. He entered the Navy 19 Feb 1786 (Lieut 24 Feb 1793). He was selected by Lord Nelson to be his First Lieutenant on the flagship HMS Vanguard, and for his gallant conduct at the Battle of the Nile was promoted Commander 3 Oct 1798. 4. He served throughout the Napoleonic wars, in the course of which he captured or destroyed several French warships (Refs 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7). See also Ref 8. 5. He was appointed Rear-Admiral of the White 10 Jan 1837, and d. unm, 6. He was succeeded by his brother William [Galwey-44].

Sources

• 1. Blackall, H., Galweys of Munster, Journal of the Cork Historical and Archaeological Society, Vol. LXXII No. 215 (Jan-Jun 1967) p. 32.

2. Admiralty records 3. Annual Register 1844 (obituaries) 4. Marshal, Naval Biography, vol ii, Part 2, 1825, p. 653 5. Marshal, Nelson’s Despatches 6. O’Byrne, Naval Biogr Dictionary, 1849, p. 386 7. Kemp, Nine Vanguards. 8. Blackall, H., Note on ‘Irish Seamen in the Naval Wars 1793-1815’ in The Irish Sword, vol iv, no. 15, p. 138.