Michael de Courcy
Vice-Admiral Michael de Courcy was an Anglo-Irish naval officer who served in the British Royal Navy.
In March 1809 de Courcy was sent to Rio de Janeiro to take over from Rear-Admiral Sir William Sidney Smith as commander of the South America Station. Sidney Smith was not aware of his recall, and although de Courcy arrived on 2 May, it was only by 18 May that
de Courcy assumed command with the help of Lord Strangford, the British Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Portugal.
de Courcy served as Captain of HMS Pylades on the Pacific Station from 1859-1861. de Courcy Island on Canada's west coast is named for him.
