John Adams Howell
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Rear Admiral John Adams Howell (16 March, 1840 – January, 1918) served in the United States Navy.
Life & Career
Howell was born in New York in 1840 and graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1858.[1]
Howell was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 18 April, 1861.[2]
Howell was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Commander on 3 March, 1865.[3]
Howell was promoted to the rank of Commander on 6 March, 1872.[4]
Howell was promoted to the rank of Captain on March, 1884.[5]
He was commissioned as a Commodore in September, 1895.[6]
He was commissioned as Rear Admiral 10 August, 1898.[7]
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Francis M. Bunce |
Captain of U.S.S. Atlanta 1 Dec, 1888[8] |
Succeeded by Barlett J. Cromwell |
| Preceded by Norman H. Farquhar |
Commandant, Navy Yard, League Island 15 Jun, 1896[9] – Jan, 1898[10] |
Succeeded by Silas Casey |
| Preceded by Thomas O. Selfridge, Jr. |
Commanding European Squadron Jan, 1898 – Apr, 1898 |
Succeeded by Three Years Dissolution |
Footnotes
- ↑ Records of Living Officers (7th ed). p. 6.
- ↑ Records of Living Officers (7th ed). p. 6.
- ↑ Records of Living Officers (7th ed). p. 6.
- ↑ Records of Living Officers (7th ed). p. 6.
- ↑ Records of Living Officers (7th ed). p. 6.
- ↑ Records of Living Officers (7th ed). p. 6.
- ↑ Records of Living Officers (7th ed). p. 6.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1890. p. 6.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1898. p. 4.
- ↑ List and Station, July 1898. p. 4.
