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John Bush (admiral of Siam)

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Other names
  
Captain Bush

Died
  
3 April 1905, Thailand

Occupation
  
Sea captain

Other name
  
Captain Bush

John Bush (admiral of Siam)

Born
  
4 August 1819 (
1819-08-04
)
England

Title
  
Phraya Wisuth Sakoradith

Resting place
  
Bangkok Protestant Cemetery

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

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