James Cumming (Royal Navy officer)

James Cumming
Miniature portrait of Cumming c.1795–1800
Born	16 April 1738 Sandwich, Kent, England
Died	19 August 1808 (aged 70) Wilmington, England
Buried	St Luke's, London, England
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1751–1808
Rank	Admiral
Commands	HMS Tamar HMS Wasp HMS Cruizer HMS Deal Castle HMS Aurora HMS Assurance HMS Confederate HMS Resolution
Battles / wars	Seven Years' War Capture of Belle Île American Revolutionary War Battle of St. Lucia French Revolutionary Wars

Admiral James Cumming (16 April 1738 – 19 August 1808) was a British Royal Navy officer. He sailed with John Byron as part of a circumnavigation of the world in 1764. He fought in the American Revolutionary War and eventually rose to the rank of Admiral before his death in 1808.^[1]