Background
Frederick Marryat was born on July 10, 1792, in Great George Street, Westminster, London, the son of Joseph Marryat and his American wife Charlotte, née von Geyer.
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Frederick Marryat was born on July 10, 1792, in Great George Street, Westminster, London, the son of Joseph Marryat and his American wife Charlotte, née von Geyer.
Frederick Marryat studied at Mr. Freeman’s Academy in Ponders End (London), but he ran away twice with the intention of going to sea.
In 1806, he entered the Royal Navy as a midshipman on board HMS Imperieuse.
After service in various ships that saw more action than most, Marryat passed for lieutenant in October 1812. Promotion was delayed until December 26 because he had not been christened "according to the rules of the Established Church of England. "
In 1815 Marryat was promoted commander. He commanded the Beaver sloop in 1820–1821 and was one of three officers to sketch Napoleon on his deathbed at St Helena on May 5, 1821. Four days later he took to England the dispatches reporting Napoleon’s death, and until going on half pay in February 1822, he was employed in the prevention of smuggling in the English Channel. In 1823 he sailed for Burma, where he distinguished himself by adapting a small steam vessel for naval operations. On April 14, 1825, he was confirmed in the rank of post captain. He returned to England in January 1826, paid off his ship, and on December 26, 1826, was made a CB for his services in Burma. He had one more sea command, the frigate Ariadne, from November 1828 to November 1830, protecting British subjects in the Azores during a struggle for the Portuguese throne.
Marryat then took up the career as a writer. In 1817 he had published A code of signals for the use of vessels employed in the merchant service (London), which remained in official use until 1857. In 1819 he was made a fellow of the Royal Society in recognition of this work as well as for his skill at caricature and his knowledge of science. He would also receive the cross of the French Legion of Honour in 1833 for his services to navigation. His second work, which appeared in 1822, dealt with suggestions for the abolition of impressment. In 1829 in London he published his first, largely autobiographical, novel, The naval officer; or, scenes and adventures in the life of Frank Mildmay. He became editor of the Metropolitan Magazine (London) in 1831 and its proprietor from 1832 to 1836. By 1836 he had published eight more novels, including Mr. Midshipman Easy, one of his best-known works. His vivid narrations of adventures, written with zest and humour, together with his talent for characterization, brought him immediate popular and financial success.
On April 3, 1837, he left for America, ostensibly "to examine what were the effects of a democratic form of government and climate upon a people which, with all its foreign admixture, may still be considered as English, " but also with a view to taking action to protect his copyright from pirated American editions of his books and to escape from his marital problems.
Most of his time in North America was spent in the United States, but on hearing of the rebellions in Upper and Lower Canada he considered it his "duty as an officer to come up and offer my services as a volunteer. " In mid December 1837 he marched north from Montreal with the forces led by Major-General Sir John Colborne and Lieutenant-Colonel George Augustus Wetherall. He took part in the battles at Saint-Eustache and Saint-Benôit (Mirabel) against the Patriotes led by Jean-Olivier Chénier and Amury Girod.
On his return from North America Marryat ran short of money, in spite of a generous legacy and the profits from his numerous works. He moved to a property in the country near Langham in 1843 and lived on the proceeds of the children’s books to which he now devoted most of his energy.
Frederick Marryat died on August 9, 1848.
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Quotations: "I would rather write for the instruction, or even the amusement of the poor than for the amusement of the rich. "
Frederick Marryat became a fellow of the Royal Society.
In 1819, Frederick Marryat married Catherine Shairp, with whom he had four sons and seven daughters.