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COMPTON. (Lieutenant, 1844.)
Charles Talbot Compton entered the Navy 4 Sept. 1834; passed his examination 12 Dec. 1840; and, after being einployed for some time in the East Indies, as Mate of the North Star 26, Capt. Sir Jas. Everard Home, was promoted, 10 June, 1844, to the rank of Lieutenant, and appointed, the next day, to the Agincourt 72, flag-Ship on the same station of Sir Thos. John Cochrane, with whom he is still serving.
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