John Wainwright (Royal Navy officer)

John Wainwright C.B. was an officer in the Royal Navy.

In 1806, he became captain of the frigate HMS Chiffone and, in 1809, was the commodore of a squadron sent to suppress pirates in the Persian Gulf.

In 1814, he captained Admiral Cochrane's flagship, HMS Tonnant and saw action against the Chesapeake Bay Flotilla of Joshua Barney in the War of 1812.

In 1819, he became lieutenant governor of the Royal Naval College in Portsmouth but died within ten days.