James Norton (admiral)

James Norton
Born(1789-06-09)9 June 1789
Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, England
Died29 August 1835(1835-08-29) (aged 46)
On board a ship, off the coast of New Zealand
Allegiance United Kingdom
Empire of Brazil
Branch Royal Navy
 Imperial Brazilian Navy
RankRear Admiral
ConflictsNapoleonic Wars
Confederation of the Equator
Cisplatine War
SpouseEliza Bland Smith Erskine Norton
ChildrenFletcher Carioca
Fredrick da Prata
Maria Brasilia

James Norton (9 June 1789 – 29 August 1835) was an English naval officer who participated as a combatant and commander of the Imperial Brazilian Navy during the Cisplatine War.

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