James Mangles (Royal Navy officer)

James Mangles
Born	1786
Died	18 November 1867 (aged 81) Fairfield, Topsham Road, Exeter
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	Royal Navy
Rank	Captain
Commands	HMS Racoon
Battles / wars	French Revolutionary Wars Napoleonic Wars Capture of the Cape of Good Hope British invasions of the Río de la Plata Invasion of Martinique
Awards	Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society

James Mangles FRS FRGS (1786 – 18 November 1867) was an officer of the Royal Navy, naturalist, horticulturalist and writer. He served during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, rising to the rank of captain. In the post-war period, with his brothers Robert and George, who shared his interests in horticulture, botany and plant collection, James was actively involved in the botanical, horticultural and commercial life of early colonial Western Australia.