George Albert Converse
Rear Admiral George Albert Converse (13 May, 1844 – 29 March, 1909) served in the United States Navy.
Life & Career
George Albert Converse was born 13 May, 1844 in Norwich, Vermont. He was appointed Midshipman on 29 November, 1861.
Converse was a pioneer in the use of electricity on board men-of-war, in experimentation with and introduction of smokeless powder in the Navy, and in development of torpedo boats. In command of the Unprotected Cruiser Montgomery from 1897 to 1899 he took an active part in operations off the coast of Cuba with Admiral William Sampson's squadron during the Spanish-American War.
Converse was promoted to the rank of Captain on 3 March, 1899.[1] On 3 April, 1899, he was appointed to work within the Bureau of Navigation.[2]
From 1903 to 1906 he served successively as Chief of the Bureaus of Equipment, Ordnance, and Navigation, continuing in that final post for a year after his retirement in 1906.
Converse died in Washington, D.C. on 29 March, 1909.
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| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Charles H. Davis, Jr. |
Captain of U.S.S. Montgomery 23 Jul, 1897[3] |
Succeeded by John P. Merrell |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of U.S.S. Illinois 16 Sep, 1901[4] – late 1903[Inference] |
Succeeded by Royal B. Bradford |
| Preceded by Royal B. Bradford |
Chief of Bureau of Equipment 1904 – 1904 |
Succeeded by Henry N. Manney |
| Preceded by Henry C. Taylor |
Chief of the Bureau of Navigation 1 Aug, 1904[5] – May, 1907 |
Succeeded by Willard H. Brownson |
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