Jacques Bedout

Jacques Bedout (French pronunciation: [ʒak bədu]; January 13, 1751,[1][2][3] Quebec[4][1][3][5][2] – April 17, 1818,[1][3][5][2] Pauillac[3][1][2]) was a Canadian born naval officer who had both a merchant marine and Royal Navy career in France.

He was born to parents Marie Françoise Barolet[6][7][8][3] and Jean-Antoine Bedout,[7][8][6][3] the latter of whom was a member of the Superior Council of Quebec[7][8][2] and a merchant.

[8][2] His purported elder brother was also named Jean Antoine Bedout, born 1744.

[7][1] He moved to France and joined the French Royal Navy in 1777 as temporary sub-lieutenant[1][10][7] and rose to rear-admiral.

At the British Parliament, Charles James Fox praised his defence of his ship, comparing him to Roman and Greek heroes.