Hinton, Addison C.

Before joining the Texas Navy in 1837, Addison C. Hinton served in the United States Navy for seven years, lived in South America, worked as a clerk, and read for the law in Houston.

By 1839, Hinton was commissioned as a commander in the Texas Navy and became captain of the Zavala, the first steam man-of-war in the Gulf of Mexico. He also commanded the San Bernard from September to November 1839. During that summer, Hinton purportedly saved the French ship Phaeton from wrecking. However, the French credited and rewarded Edwin W. Moore for the action.

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