CHAMIER

chamier, frederick (1796-1870), english novelist, was the son of an anglo-indian official. in 1809 he entered the navy, and was in active service until 1827. he retired in 1833, and was promoted to be captain in 1856. on his retirement he settled near waltham abbey, and wrote several nautical novels on the lines popularized by marryat, that had considerable success. these were _the life of a sailor_ (1832), _ben brace_ (1836), _the arethusa_ (1837), _jack adams_ (1838), _tom bowling_ (1841) and _jack malcolm's log_ (1846). he wrote a number of other books, and edited and brought down to 1827 james's _naval history_ (1837).