James Scott R.N.
James Scott R.N.
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| James Scott R.N. | Explanation |
| Son of Thomas Scott of Glenluce |
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| Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal |
| 18 June 1790 | | Born (London) |
| 3 May 1819 | | Married Caroline Ann (1798-), daughter of Richard Donovan, of Tiberton Court, Gloucestershire |
| 29 June 1841 | | C.B. (Companion of the Bath) for service in the first Anglo-Chinese war |
| 10 November 1862 | | K.C.B. (Knight Commander of the Bath) |
| 2 March 1872 | | Died |
| Entry in O'Byrnes 1849 'Naval Biographical Dictionary' |
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| Date | Rank |
| 16 November 1809 | Lieutenant |
| 19 October 1814 | Commander |
| 8 January 1828 | Captain |
| 26 October 1854 | Rear-Admiral |
| 4 June 1861 | Vice-Admiral |
| 10 February 1865 | Admiral |
| 2 April 1866 | Retired Admiral |
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| Date from | Date to | Service |
| 4 May 1824 | | Commander in Meteor, Mediterranean |
| 1 November 1824 | 1827 | Commander in Harlequin (1813, brig-sloop), Cork and Jamaica |
| 16 June 1834 | 1836 | Captain in President, flagship of Vice-Admiral George Cockburn, North America and West Indies |
| 30 August 1837 | October 1839 | Captain in President, flagship of Charles Bayne Hodgson Ross, Pacific |
| 31 October 1839 | 1841 | Captain in Samarang, South America, later East Indies (including the first Anglo-Chinese war) |