A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Jackson, John Milbourne
JACKSON. (Lieutenant, 1846.)
John Milbourne Jackson is son of an old Post-Captain, who died from the effects of service in the West Indies.
This officer passed a very distinguished examination, 24 July, 1840; was for some time employed, as Mate, in the Excellent gunnery-ship at Portsmouth, Capt. Sir Thos. Hastings; and served from 1842, until promoted to the rank of Lieutenant 31 Jan. 1846, on board the Daphne 18, commanded in the Pacific by Capt. John Jas. Onslow. He was then appointed Additional of the Collingwood 80, flag-ship of Sir Geo. Fras. Seymour; but since the early part of 1847, has been on half-pay.