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Browse officers in command: A - B; C - E; F - G; H - K; L - O; P - R; S - T; U - Z; ??
| Henry James Matson R.N. | Explanation | ||
| Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal | |
| 5 April 1810 | Born | ||
| 12 June 1837 | Married Philadelphia Stephens (died 23 Oct 1845), daughter of Thomas Josling of Lisbon | ||
| 14 December 1852 | Died (Trinidad, of Yellow fever, whilst in command of Highflyer) | ||
| Date | Rank | ||
| 10 July 1823 | Entered Navy | ||
| 8 April 1835 | Lieutenant | ||
| 17 July 1843 | Commander | ||
| 8 May 1849 | Captain | ||
| Date from | Date to | Service | |
| 15 April 1835 | 17 January 1837 | Lieutenant in Pearl, commanded by Hugh Nurse, Lisbon | |
| 17 January 1837 | 2 January 1839 | Lieutenant in Pearl, commanded by Lord Clarence Edward PagetNorth America and West Indies | |
| 2 March 1839 | 5 July 1843 | Lieutenant and commander in Waterwitch (until paying off at Portsmouth), Cape of Good Hope & Coast of Africa | |
| 7 September 1844 | February 1847 | Commander in Daring, home (1844 experimental brig squadron), and North America and West Indies stations | |
| 15 March 1852 | 14 December 1852 | Captain in Highflyer (from commissioning at Woolwich), North America and West Indies (until he died) | |
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