John Rodney (of Armsworth)

Captain
John Rodney
Captain John Rodney
3rd Colonial Secretary of Ceylon
	In office; 3 Sep 1806 – 1833
Monarchs	George III; George IV; William IV
Preceded by	Robert Arbuthnot
Succeeded by	Philip Anstruther
Member of Parliament for Launceston
	In office; 1790–1795 Serving with Sir Henry Clinton; William Garthshore
Preceded by	Charles Perceval
Succeeded by	John Theophilus Rawdon
Personal details
Born	10 May 1765
Died	9 April 1847 (aged 81); Boulogne, Hauts-de-Seine,; Ile-de-France, France
Party	Tory
Spouse(s)	Lady Catherine Nugent (m. 1784; died 1794); Louisa Martha Stratford (m. 1799; died 1814); Antoinette Reyne (m. 1815)
Children	19
Parents	Admiral George Brydges Rodney (father); Henrietta Clies (mother);
Relatives	George Rodney (half-brother)
Education	Royal Naval Academy
Military career
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Navy
Service years	1778-1790
Rank	Captain
Unit	HMS Sandwich; HMS Fowey; HMS Sibyl
Commands	HMS Anson; HMS America
Conflicts	American Revolutionary War Battle of Cape St. Vincent; Battle of the Chesapeake; Battle of Saint Kitts; ; French Revolutionary Wars;

Captain John Rodney (10 May 1765 – 9 April 1847) was a British naval officer, politician, serving as the member of parliament for Launceston (1790–1796) and public servant, serving as the third Colonial Secretary of Ceylon (1806–1833).

John Rodney was born on 10 May 1765 the third son of Admiral George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney and the eldest son to his second wife, Henrietta née Clies, the daughter of John Clies, a Portuguese businessman.