CHAMIER, FREDERICK (1796-1870), English novelist, was the son of an Anglo-Indian official, and served in the navy from 1809 to 1856. Captain Chamier wrote several popular sea stories, including 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 also edited and brought down to 1827 James's Naval History (1837).