James Charles Prevost

James Charles Prevost (1810 - 1891) was an admiral in the British Royal Navy.

He was born in Bedhampton, Hampshire, England and joined the navy in 1823 and by 1850 was a Commander aboard the "Portland", flagship of Rear Admiral Sir Fairfax Moresby, whose daughter (Ellen Mary) he married on 18 October, 1842, they had five children:
* Ellen Louisa Prevost (1843 - ?)
* James Charles Prevost (1846 - 15 May, 1920)
* Annette Prevost (1849 - 1916) married General Sir Henry John Thoroton Hildyard
* George Fairfax Prevost (1851 - ?)
* Edward Augustan Prevost (1855 - ?)

He was the Commissioner for Britain in the negotiations settle the San Juan Island boundary dispute between British Columbia and the United States.

Prevost became an Admiral in 1880, and died in London in 1891.

Prevost Island in the Gulf Islands of British Columbia and other names on it, or nearby, e.g. James Bay and Charles Rocks, [ [http://www.elp.gov.bc.ca/bcgn-bin/bcg10?name=4939 BCGNIS listing "Charle Rocks"] ] [ [http://www.elp.gov.bc.ca/bcgn-bin/bcg10?name=9583 BCGNIS listing "James Bay"] ] were named for him. Mount Prevost, near Duncan, and Prevost Hill, a landmark on Ten Mile Point at Cadboro Bay, British Columbia are also named for him. [ [http://wlapwww.gov.bc.ca/bcgn-bin/bcg10?name=21200 BCGNIS listing "Prevost Hill"] ]

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