John Colville, 9th Lord Colville of Culross


John Colville, 9th Lord Colville of Culross, was a Royal Navy officer who became Commander-in-Chief, Cork Station.

Naval career

Born the son of John Colville, 8th Lord Colville of Culross, and Amelia Webber, Colville joined the Royal Navy in December 1775 and saw action in the fourth-rate during the American Revolutionary War. He took part in the Battle of the Saintes in April 1782.
Colville became commanding officer of the fourth-rate in October 1804, shortly before it was wrecked by incompetent pilots in November 1804 and then became commanding officer of the third-rate in March 1807, in which he took part in the Battle of Copenhagen during the Napoleonic Wars. He went on to be commanding officer of the second-rate in September 1811.
Promoted to rear admiral in August 1819, Colville became Commander-in-Chief, Cork Station, in 1821. He was promoted to Admiral of the White on 23 November 1841. He served as a Scottish representative peer.