John Bush was a 19th century English sea captain who served under the Siamese government during the reigns of King Rama IV and King Rama V, and whom was bestowed with the title of Admiral of Siam, in Thai referred to as Phraya Wisut Sakhoradit (พระยาวิสูตรสาครดิฐ). He arrived in Siam as captain of a merchant ship in early 1857 and was a year later appointed as the Bangkok Harbour Master. He captained royal vessels and founded the Bangkok Dock Company, which he managed until his retirement in 1893. He died in 1905 at the age of 85 and was buried at the Bangkok Protestant Cemetery. He is remembered with a memorial at the Marine Department in Bangkok, known in Thai as Krom Chao Tha (กรมเจ้าท่า), that besides his statue also features his to former official residence, that displays original furniture, portraits of Captain John Bush throughout the years, and the official letter of his appointment by King Mongkhut (มองคุท), the fourth monarch of the Chakri (จักรี) Dynasty and known in Thai as Phra Chom Klao (พระจอมเกล้า). Adjacent to the Harbour Master's residence is Teuk Chao Sua Seng (ตึกเจ้าสัวเส็ง), a reconstruction of a Chinese mansion from the past and named after Chao Sua Seng (เจ้าสัวเส็ง), a Hokkien Chinese private merchant known in Chinese as Shan Sheng (山盛), who received land in this area and was the owner of the Po Seng (โปเส็ง) port business that traded during the reign of King Chulalongkorn (จุฬาลงกรณ์). Located along the Chao Phraya (เจ้าพระยา), a balcony at the memorial offers some stunning views of the river. 回