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|battles =Napoleonic Wars War of 1812 |battles_label = |awards = |relations = |laterwork =Secretary of the Royal Geographical Society Hydrographer of the Navy |signature = }} John Washington FRS (1800 – 16 September 1863) was an officer of the Royal Navy, a hydrographer, and founder member of the Geographical Society of London〔(Dawson. L.S.,(1885), Memoirs of Hydrography, Vol.2 pp.94 et seq. )〕〔(Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ) (subscription required) (pre-1900 DNB version on Wikisource at s:Washington, John (DNB00) )〕 ==Early career== He joined the Royal Navy in May 1812 and served aboard with Sir George Cockburn's fleet in Chesapeake Bay, and from October 1813 aboard HMS ''Sybille'', which was sent to cruise off Greenland in 1814. He joined the Royal Naval Academy in November 1814, and graduated in May 1816. He then served for three years aboard on the North American Station, and afterwards aboard and on the South American Station. Washington was promoted to lieutenant on 1 January 1821, while based at Valparaiso, and returned to England by travelling across the Andes and the pampas to Buenos Aires. He was appointed to in February 1823, serving in the West Indies, after which he spent two years on half-pay. He spent this time travelling in France, Spain, and Italy, and improving his knowledge of the languages of these countries. In May 1827 he was appointed to serve on in the Mediterranean, and in December was moved to , returning to Britain in early 1828. From 1830 to 1833 he was flag-lieutenant to Sir John Poo Beresford, commander-in-chief at the Nore, and on 14 August 1833 Washington was promoted to the rank of commander. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John Washington (Royal Navy officer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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