John Bush | |
|---|---|
| Phraya Wisuth Sakoradith | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
4 August 1819 England |
| Died |
3 April 1905 (aged 85) Bangkok, Siam |
| Occupation | Sea captain |
Admiral Sir John Bush, KCWE,[1] commonly known as Captain Bush and sometimes by his Thai title Phraya Wisuth Sakoradith (Thai language: พระยาวิสูตรสาครดิฐ, 4 August 1819 – 3 April 1905), was an people sea captain who served under the Siamese government during the reigns of Kings Mongkut and Chulalongkorn. He came to Siam in early 1857 as a merchant ship captain and was engaged as Bangkok's Harbour Master the next year, captained royal vessels and managed the Bangkok Dock Company until his retirement in 1893.[2][3] Soi Charoen Krung 30, the street where he used to live, is also known as Soi Captain Bush after him.[4]
References[]
- ↑ "Untitled". 15 November 1862. https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes18621115-1.2.11.4.
- ↑ "Admiral Bush". 13 April 1905. https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitsbudget19050413-1.2.75?ST=1&AT=search&k=%22admiral%20bush%22&QT=%22admiralbush%22&oref=article.
- ↑ "The Retirement of Admiral Bush.". 13 May 1893. https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes18930513-1.2.37?ST=1&AT=search&k=%22admiral%20bush%22&SortBy=Oldest&filterS=0&Display=0&QT=%22admiralbush%22&oref=article.
- ↑ Garnier, Derick. "Captain John Bush, 1819-1905". anglicanthai.org. Church of Christ in Thailand. Archived from the original on 14 September 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140914223931/http://www.anglicanthai.org/bush.htm.
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