John Fiot Lee Pearse Maclear R.N.
John Fiot Lee Pearse Maclear R.N.
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| John Fiot Lee Pearse Maclear R.N. | Explanation |
| Eighth of 11 children of Sir Thomas Maclear (1794-1879) |
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| Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal |
| 27 June 1838 | | Born (Capre Town) |
| 4 June 1878 | | Married Julia, daughter of Sir John F. W. Herschel |
| 17 July 1907 | | Died (Niagara Falls) |
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| Date | Rank |
| 1851 | Entered Navy |
| 19 May 1859 | Lieutenant |
| 14 August 1868 | Commander |
| 13 October 1876 | Captain |
| 20 June 1891 | Rear-Admiral |
| 1 August 1891 | Retired Rear-Admiral |
| 23 August 1897 | Retired Vice-Admiral |
| 21 January 1903 | Retired Admiral |
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| Date from | Date to | Service |
| 1859 | | Lieutenant in Sphinx, China |
| 12 February 1863 | | Lieutenant in Excellent, commanded by Astley Cooper Key, gunnery ship, Portsmouth |
| 13 February 1864 | 14 August 1867 | Lieutenant in Princess Royal, commanded by William Gore Jones, flagship of Rear-Admiral George St Vincent King, China |
| 30 October 1867 | | Lieutenant in Octavia, commanded by Leopold George Heath, East Indies |
| 15 November 1872 | 11 December 1874 | Commander (2ic) in Challenger, commanded by George Strong Nares, Admiralty-Royal Society round-the-world oceanographic expedition |
| 11 December 1874 | 12 June 1876 | Commander (2ic) in Challenger, Admiralty-Royal Society round-the-world oceanographic expedition |
| 12 March 1879 | 20 September 1882 | Captain in Alert (until paying off at Sheerness), Pacific, employed surveying Canadian and Australian waters |
| 12 October 1883 | 18 June 1887 | Captain in Flying Fish (from commissioning at Hong Kong until paying off at Sheerness), surveying on the China station |