Admiral Thomas Henry Mason, (1811 – 20 February 1900) was a Royal Navy officer who was in command of a ship during the Battle of Canton in 1857. Early life Mason was born in 1811, the son of Rev. Thomas Mason, of Culpho. Career He entered the Royal Navy in 1822, was promoted to lieutenant in 1837 and to commander in 1841. Appointed in command of the screw gunboat HMS Algerine on its commission in February 1857, he was present during the operations and battle of Canton in December the same year, taking part in the capture of that city and of Amoy. He received the Second China War Medal for his services. He was promoted to captain in 1849, to rear-admiral in 1866, to vice-admiral in 1873, and finally to admiral in 1878. In 1875, he had been appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB). From 1894 he received a Greenwich Hospital pension. Death He died at his residence Algerine-cottage, Ipswich on 20 February 1900. References Companions of the Order of the Bath 1811 births 1900 deaths Royal Navy admirals 19th-century Royal Navy personnel