Difference between revisions of "John Mackenzie McQuhae"
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[H.M.S. Foxhound (1877)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Foxhound'']]'''<br>25 Dec, 1880<ref>McQuhae Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/39.|D7601477}} f. 850.</ref> – 5 Jun, 1885<ref>McQuhae Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/39.|D7601477}} f. 850.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[H.M.S. Foxhound (1877)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Foxhound'']]'''<br>25 Dec, 1880<ref>McQuhae Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/39.|D7601477}} f. 850.</ref> – 5 Jun, 1885<ref>McQuhae Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/39.|D7601477}} f. 850.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[H.M.S. Racoon (1887)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Racoon'']]'''<br>4 Jul, 1888<ref>McQuhae Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/39.|D7601477}} f. 850.</ref> – 28 Aug, 1888<ref>McQuhae Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/39.|D7601477}} f. 850.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[George Fowler King-Hall|George F. King-Hall]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[H.M.S. Racoon (1887)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Racoon'']]'''<br>4 Jul, 1888<ref>McQuhae Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/39.|D7601477}} f. 850.</ref> – 28 Aug, 1888<ref>McQuhae Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/39.|D7601477}} f. 850.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[George Fowler King-Hall|George F. King-Hall]]'''}} | ||
| − | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[H.M.S. Cossack (1886)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Cossack'']]'''<br>1 Jan, 1889<ref>Year given there as 1888, probably in error. McQuhae Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/39.|D7601477}} f. 850.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[ | + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[H.M.S. Cossack (1886)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Cossack'']]'''<br>1 Jan, 1889<ref>Year given there as 1888, probably in error. McQuhae Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/39.|D7601477}} f. 850.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Charles Henry Cross|Charles H. Cross]]'''}} |
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Edmund Samuel Poë|Edmund S. Poë]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Imperieuse (1883)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Imperieuse'']]'''<br>1 Mar, 1892<ref>McQuhae Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/39.|D7601477}} f. 850.</ref> – 14 Apr, 1894<ref>McQuhae Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/39.|D7601477}} f. 850.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Charles Henry Adair|Charles H. Adair]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Edmund Samuel Poë|Edmund S. Poë]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Imperieuse (1883)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Imperieuse'']]'''<br>1 Mar, 1892<ref>McQuhae Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/39.|D7601477}} f. 850.</ref> – 14 Apr, 1894<ref>McQuhae Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/39.|D7601477}} f. 850.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Charles Henry Adair|Charles H. Adair]]'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''New Command'''|'''[[H.M.S. Centurion (1892)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Centurion'']]'''<br>14 Apr, 1894<ref>McQuhae Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/39.|D7601477}} f. 850.</ref> – 21 Mar, 1895<ref>McQuhae Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/39.|D7601477}} f. 850.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Spencer Henry Metcalfe Login|Spencer H. M. Login]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''New Command'''|'''[[H.M.S. Centurion (1892)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Centurion'']]'''<br>14 Apr, 1894<ref>McQuhae Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/39.|D7601477}} f. 850.</ref> – 21 Mar, 1895<ref>McQuhae Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/39.|D7601477}} f. 850.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Spencer Henry Metcalfe Login|Spencer H. M. Login]]'''}} | ||
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Captain John Mackenzie McQuhae, C.B., R.N. (8 June, 1847 – 16 July, 1900) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
McQuhae was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 6 February, 1872.[1]
He was appointed in command of the paddle wheel dispatch vessel Salamis on 1 October, 1879.[2]
McQuhae was promoted to the rank of Commander dated 30 June, 1885.[3] On 26 April, 1886, he was appointed to Victor Emanuel, guard ship at Hong Kong. Though his appointment was to be for two years, he was invalided out on 8 June, 1887 with a bladder disease and embarked on S.S. Verona for transport homeward, arriving in England on 30 July, medically unfit to be resurveyed in three months time. He returned to fitness on 21 January, 1888.[4]
On 5 March, 1890, McQuhae was praised for services rendered in assisting the French gunboat Bouvet, which had been stranded at Zanzibar. The French government offered its thanks on the 20th. It may not have hurt that McQuhae spoke French well. Promoted to Captain dated 31 December, 1890, an evaluation from Vice Admiral Fremantle on 31 March, 1891 indicated the Admiral could "only speak in highest terms of this officer."[5]
McQuhae was appointed in command of the armoured cruiser Imperieuse on 1 April, 1892.[6]
McQuhae was appointed in command of the second class battleship Centurion on 14 April, 1894. In July, however, he was chastised for lax handling of confidential materials when it was reported that two copies of the Torpedo Manual in Imperieuse could not be accounted for.[7]
In January, 1896, he was appointed in command of the second class protected cruiser Charybdis.
On the occasion of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee McQuhae was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 22 June, 1897.[8]
On account of his ill health and being over fifty years old, in accordance with the provisions of the Order in Council of 22 February, 1870, McQuhae was placed on the Retired List, at his own request, dated 14 June, 1900.[9]
He died only one month later, on 16 July.
See Also
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/39.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/17.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Foxhound 25 Dec, 1880[10] – 5 Jun, 1885[11] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Racoon 4 Jul, 1888[12] – 28 Aug, 1888[13] |
Succeeded by George F. King-Hall |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Cossack 1 Jan, 1889[14] |
Succeeded by Charles H. Cross |
| Preceded by Edmund S. Poë |
Captain of H.M.S. Imperieuse 1 Mar, 1892[15] – 14 Apr, 1894[16] |
Succeeded by Charles H. Adair |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Centurion 14 Apr, 1894[17] – 21 Mar, 1895[18] |
Succeeded by Spencer H. M. Login |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Charybdis 14 Jan, 1896[19] – 19 Dec, 1896[20] |
Succeeded by Lewis E. Wintz |
| Preceded by William A. D. Acland |
Captain of H.M.S. Australia 22 Sep, 1897[21] – 26 Oct, 1899[22] |
Succeeded by George Neville |
Footnotes
- ↑ McQuhae Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 850.
- ↑ McQuhae Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 850.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25485. p. 3002. 30 June, 1885.
- ↑ McQuhae Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 850.
- ↑ McQuhae Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 850.
- ↑ McQuhae Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 850.
- ↑ McQuhae Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 850.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26867. p. 3568. 25 June, 1897.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27203. p. 3812. 19 June, 1900.
- ↑ McQuhae Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 850.
- ↑ McQuhae Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 850.
- ↑ McQuhae Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 850.
- ↑ McQuhae Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 850.
- ↑ Year given there as 1888, probably in error. McQuhae Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 850.
- ↑ McQuhae Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 850.
- ↑ McQuhae Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 850.
- ↑ McQuhae Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 850.
- ↑ McQuhae Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 850.
- ↑ McQuhae Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 850.
- ↑ McQuhae Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 850.
- ↑ McQuhae Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 850.
- ↑ McQuhae Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 850.
