John Rous

John Rous (21 May 1702 – 3 April 1760) was a Royal Navy officer and privateer. He served during King George's War and the French and Indian War. Rous was also the senior naval officer on the Nova Scotia station during Father Le Loutre's War. Rous' daughter Mary married Richard Bulkeley and is buried in the Old Burying Ground in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

John Rous
HMS Sutherland sailed by Rous during the siege of Louisbourg
Born21 May 1702
Charlestown, Massachusetts
Died3 April 1760(1760-04-03) (aged 57)
Portsmouth, Hampshire
Buried
St Thomas's Church, Portsmouth
AllegianceKingdom of Great Britain
Service/branchRoyal Navy
Years of service1745 1760
RankCaptain
Commands heldHMS Shirley
HMS Albany
HMS Success
HMS Sutherland
Battles/warsKing George's War


Father Le Loutre's War


Seven Years' War

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