Willard Herbert Brownson

Rear Admiral Willard Herbert Brownson (8 July, 1845 – 16 March, 1935) served in the United States Navy.

Life & Career

This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships

Born in Lyons, N.Y., 8 July 1845, Brownson graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1865.

He commanded the light cruiser Detroit at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, during the revolution of 1893-94 and the auxiliary cruiser Yankee during the Spanish-American War. From 1900 until 1902 he was Superintendent of the Naval Academy. He became Commander-in-Chief of the Asiatic Fleet 15 October 1906. After his retirement in July 1907 he continued on active duty as Chief of the Bureau of Navigation by order of President Theodore Roosevelt. Rear Admiral Brownson died at Washington, D.C., 16 March 1935.

See Also

• Wikipedia

Papers

• Papers in possession of the United States Library of Congress
• Papers in possession of Naval Historical Center, Washington, D.C.

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by New Command	Captain of U.S.S. Petrel 21 Oct, 1889	Succeeded by William H. Emory, Jr.
Preceded by New Command	Captain of U.S.S. Detroit 20 Jul, 1893	Succeeded by John S. Newell
Preceded by Colby M. Chester as Commandant of Cadets, Naval Academy	Commandant of Midshipmen, Naval Academy 1895 – 1896	Succeeded by Edwin White
Preceded by New Command	Captain of U.S.S. Yankee 19 Apr, 1898	Succeeded by Lewis C. Hellner
Preceded by New Command	Captain of U.S.S. Alabama Oct, 1900 – 3 Nov, 1902	Succeeded by Charles H. Davis, Jr.
Preceded by Richard Wainwright	Superintendent of the Naval Academy 6 Nov, 1902[Citation needed] – 1 Jul, 1905	Succeeded by James H. Sands
Preceded by Charles J. Train	Commander-in-Chief, Asiatic Fleet 15 Oct, 1906	Succeeded by Walter C. Cowles
Preceded by George A. Converse	Chief of the Bureau of Navigation May, 1907 – 14 Jan, 1908[Inference]	Succeeded by John E. Pillsbury