A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Peat, John Green
PEAT. (Lieutenant, 1815. f-p., 10; h-p., 32.)
John Green Peat was born 1 Nov. 1789. This officer entered the Navy, 29 Nov. 1805, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Fame 74, Capts. Graham Moore, Rich. Henry Alex. Bennett, Phipps Hornby, and Abel Ferris, employed at first off Rochefort and afterwards in the Mediterranean; where, in Nov. 1810 and March, 1811, he became in succession Midshipman (a rating he had attained in July, 1806) of the Salsette frigate, Capt. John Hollinworth, and Pylades 18, Capt. Geo. Ferguson. In March, 1813, after he had been for eight months borne as a Supernumerary on the books of the Royal William, flag-ship at Spithead of Sir Rich. Bickerton, he joined the San Domingo 74, bearing the flag of Sir John Borlase Warren in North America; on which station, with the exception of an interval of six months occasioned by ill health, he continued employed as Master’s Mate in the Diadem 64, Capt. John Martin Hanchett, until nominated, 24 Sept. 1814, Acting-Master of the Wolverene 16, Capt. Geo. Guy Burton. On his return home from the West Indies, for the purpose of being paid off, in Aug. 1815, he found that he had been advanced to the rank of Lieutenant by commission bearing date 17 March in that year. He has since been on half-pay. Agents – Messrs. Ommanney.