Colby Mitchell Chester
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Rear Admiral Colby Mitchell Chester, (29 February, 1844 – 4 May, 1932), was an officer of the United States Navy during the American Civil War, the Spanish-American War and the First World War, a unique distinction for an officer on active service.
Life & Career
Chester was born in Connecticut on 29 February, 1844 and joined entered the U.S. Navy on 31 October, 1859.[1]
Chester was promoted to the rank of Captain on 12 June, 1896.[2]
He was appointed as Chief Inspector of the new battleship U.S.S. Kentucky on 23 February, 1899.[3] When she was ready to enter service, he would become her first captain.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Theodore F. Kane |
Captain of U.S.S. Galena 31 Oct, 1885[4] |
Succeeded by George W. Sumner |
| Preceded by Henry Glass |
Commandant of Cadets, Naval Academy 1891 – 1895 |
Succeeded by Willard H. Brownson as Commandant of Midshipmen, Naval Academy |
| Preceded by Yates Stirling |
Captain of U.S.S. Newark 1 Dec, 1896[5] |
Succeeded by Albert S. Barker |
| Preceded by Mortimer L. Johnson |
Captain of U.S.S. Cincinnati 1897[6] |
Succeeded by Newton E. Mason |
| Preceded by Yates Stirling |
Commanding South Atlantic Squadron 1897[7] |
Succeeded by Henry L. Howison |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of U.S.S. Kentucky 1900 – Mar, 1901[8] |
Succeeded by Charles H. Stockton |
| Preceded by Charles H. Davis, Jr. |
Superintendent, Naval Observatory 1 Nov, 1902[9] – 28 Feb, 1906[10][Inference] |
Succeeded by Asa Walker |
Footnotes
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1903. pp. 8-9.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1903. pp. 8-9.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1900. p. 8.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1887. p. 8.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1897. p. 6.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1898. p. 113.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1898. p. 113.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1903. p. 8.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1904. p. 6.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1906. p. 6.
