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David Peat (1793–1879) was a Scottish officer in the Royal Navy who attained flag rank after his retirement.

He was born in Kirkcaldy on 21 June 1793. He was the son of Robert Peat (1773-1848) and Isobell Coushat.^[1]

He became a junior officer in the Royal Navy in April 1810 on {{HMS|Archer|1801|6}}, a 12-gun gun-brig under Admiral Sir Philip Durham. The ship saw action against Danish gun-boats in the North Sea. In January 1812, he transferred at a rank of midshipman to {{HMS|Musquito|1804|6}} under Captains Christopher Bell and James Tomkinson, travelling to Brazil and the West Indies. In the summer of 1814, he joined {{HMS|Dunira}} under Captain Edward Boys in the Leeward Islands for three months before joining {{HMS|Cracker}}. From December 1815 to June 1816, he was on board {{HMS|Ajax|1809|6}},

He saw action on {{HMS|Ganymede|1809|6}} and {{HMS|Severn|1813|6}}, both under Captain Wm M'Culloch, with smugglers at Deal in Kent in the winter of 1816/1817, being promoted to lieutenant on 24 November 1817.^[3] Reappointed to the Severn, they were posted to Dungeness, again dealing with smugglers. On one occasion, he killed a man with his naval cutlass. In the ensuing months, he was shot twice in the thigh at Folkestone and in June 1821, with only three other men, was attacked by 60 men, suffering 18 firearm wounds, while his quartermaster was killed. For his conduct and injuries, Peat was promoted to commander on 9 June 1821^[3] and given a lifelong pension.^[2]

From 1836 to 1840, he was given gentler duties as an Inspecting Commander with the Coast Guard. On 2 August 1843, he married a woman named Elizabeth (née Ballingall),^[4] widow of David Pratt.^[5] He was promoted to captain on 1 January 1847.^[2]^[3]

He retired to Viewforth House in south-west Edinburgh.^[6]^[7] He was subsequently promoted to "Retired Rear-Admiral", as of 13 April 1865,^[8] vice-admiral on 1 October 1871,^[9] and full admiral.{{cn|date=March 2018}}

He died on 20 June 1879 at Markinch in Fife and is buried in Northhall Cemetery at Markinch Church.^[10]

References

1. ^ http://www.markinchchurch.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/MarkinchBurials1799to1854.pdf
2. ^¹²{{cite book |url=https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/A_Naval_Biographical_Dictionary/Peat,_David |title=Naval Biographical Dictionary |last=O'Byrne |first=William Richard |authorlink=William Richard O'Byrne}}
3. ^¹²{{cite book|last=Allen, Esq., R.N.|first=Joseph|title=The New Navy List and General Record of the Services of Officers of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8OoNAAAAQAAJ&pg=RA1-PA44|accessdate=9 March 2018|year=1850|page=44}}
4. ^{{cite book|last=Tracy|first=Michael T.|title=The Admiral and Mrs. Elizabeth (Ballingall) Peat: By Her Distant Second Cousin|date=24 November 2017|isbn=198111968X}} For the name only, as this is somewhat garbled in The Spectator and is self-published.
5. ^{{cite newspaper |url=http://archive.spectator.co.uk/article/12th-august-1843/20/births-marriages-and-deaths- |title=Births, Marriages, and Deaths. |date=12 August 1843 |newspaper=The Spectator}}
6. ^{{cite book|title=Accounts and Papers of the House of Commons|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RCxcAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA85|year=1874|page=85}}
7. ^Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1865
8. ^{{London Gazette|issue=22960|date=21 April 1865|page=2131}}
9. ^{{cite book|title=Bulletins and Other State Intelligence|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FbNIAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA977|year=1872|page=977}}
10. ^{{find a grave|122369071}}
11. ^Tracing Your Edinburgh Ancestors, Alan Stewart