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John Bush (admiral of Siam)

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John Bush
Born(1819-08-04)4 August 1819
England
Died3 April 1905(1905-04-03) (aged 85)
Bangkok, Siam
Resting placeBangkok Protestant Cemetery
Other namesCaptain Bush
OccupationSea captain
TitlePhraya Wisuth Sakoradith

Admiral Sir John Bush, KCWE, commonly known as Captain Bush and sometimes by his Thai title Phraya Wisuth Sakoradith (Thai: พระยาวิสูตรสาครดิฐ, 4 August 1819 – (1905-04-03)3 April 1905), was an English sea captain who served under the Siamese government during the reigns of Kings Mongkut and Chulalongkorn. He came to Siam in early 1857 as a merchant ship captain and was engaged as Bangkok's Harbour Master the next year, captained royal vessels and managed the Bangkok Dock Company until his retirement in 1893. Soi Charoen Krung 30, the street where he used to live, is also known as Soi Captain Bush after him.

References

  1. "Untitled". The Straits Times. 15 November 1862. Retrieved 2022-06-28 – via NewspaperSG.
  2. "Admiral Bush". Straits Budget. 13 April 1905. Retrieved 2022-06-13 – via NewspaperSG.
  3. "The Retirement of Admiral Bush". The Straits Times. 13 May 1893. Retrieved 2022-06-13 – via NewspaperSG.
  4. Garnier, Derick. "Captain John Bush, 1819-1905". anglicanthai.org. Church of Christ in Thailand. Archived from the original on 14 September 2014.


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