NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Ussher, Thomas, Sir, 1779-1848 DNB: Ussher, Sir Thomas (1779-1848), naval officer LBT ID: ThUsshe1848 VIAF ID: 69752863 | B/BAP: 1779 DIED: 1848-01-06 |
SOURCES: Gentleman's Magazine (April 1848) 435-37; DNB; Virtual International Authority File | |
The son of the Rev Henry Ussher, first Astronomer Royal of Ireland; he was educated at
Trinity College Dublin and was captain of the Undaunted, which carried Napoleon to St.
Helens. He was Equerry to William IV and created K.C.B. (1831). | |