Samuel Wallis


Samuel Wallis
Portrait of Samuel Wallis by Henry Stubble, c. 1785
Born23 April 1728
Fentenwoon, Cornwall
Died21 January 1795 (aged 71)
Allegiance Great Britain
Branch Royal Navy
Service yearsc.1748–1795
RankCaptain
CommandsHMS Swan
HMS Port Mahon
HMS Prince of Orange
HMS Dolphin
HMS Torbay
HMS Dublin
HMS Queen
Known forPacific exploration
Conflicts
SpouseBetty Hearle
Other workExtra Commissioner of the Navy

Captain Samuel Wallis (23 April 1728 – 21 January 1795) was a Royal Navy officer and explorer who made the first recorded visit by a European navigator to Tahiti.