Joseph Miller Langtry (1 May 1805 – 14 February 1862) was an officer of the

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. He rose to be a

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during his career, and was promoted to retired captain in 1859. Langtry was born at

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, Sussex in 1805, the third son of Joseph Langtry. He entered the

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, leaving it as a lieutenant on 22 October 1827. He joined for service off

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, and by 10 October 1829 had joined . He moved to on 19 November 1830, and then served in the coast guard for a period between 5 April 1831 and March 1833. He was lieutenant aboard from 7 August 1835, and from 25 March 1836 until October 1836, was lieutenant aboard . Langtry was next lieutenant aboard , the

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of Rear-Admiral John Ommanney from 2 October 1837, and then flag-lieutenant to Ommanney aboard from 13 October 1840. From 23 September 1841 until December 1841 Langtry was lieutenant aboard . He was promoted to commander on 4 January 1842, and from 30 June 1856 he was commander, and second in command, of , commanded by George Goldsmith. Langtry was promoted to the rank of captain, retired, on 11 December 1859. He died in

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, Hampshire on 14 February 1862.

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National Archives (UK) entry
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