Adriaan van Trappen Banckert
Admiral Banckert, born in 1615, was himself the son of an admiral, while his two brothers rose to the rank of captain (one posthumously), so it’s safe to say he came from a seagoing family. He shipped out as a lad with his pop, fighting Dunkirk pirates at sea before he was old enough to shave, became a ship’s master at the ripe old age of 24, and a commander two years later. He passed at age 68 while still holding a seat on the admiralty council, surpassing over a century of service.