William Mayhew Folger

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William Mayhew Folger ( – ) served in the United States Navy.

Life & Career

Folger was appointed General Inspector of the new battleship U.S.S. Kearsarge on 11 February, 1899.[1] He would become her first captain when she was commissioned.

See Also

Bibliography

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
George W. Coffin 		Captain of U.S.S. Quinnebaug
13 Apr, 1887[2] 		Succeeded by
Charles Henry Davis
Preceded by
Montgomery Sicard 		Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance
12 Feb, 1890[3] – 28 Jan, 1893[4][Inference] 		Succeeded by
William T. Sampson
Preceded by
Arthur P. Nazro 		Captain of U.S.S. New Orleans
18 Apr, 1898[5] – Feb, 1899[6] 		Succeeded by
Edwin Longnecker
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of U.S.S. Kearsarge
20 Feb, 1900 – May, 1901[7] 		Succeeded by
Bowman H. McCalla
Preceded by
Yates Stirling 		Commander-in-Chief, Asiatic Fleet
23 Mar, 1905 		Succeeded by
Charles J. Train

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Register of Officers, 1900. p. 8.
  2. ↑ Register of Officers, 1887. p. 10.
  3. ↑ Register of Officers, 1892. pp. 8-9.
  4. ↑ Register of Officers, 1895. pp. 6-7.
  5. ↑ List and Station, July 1898. pp. 5, 67.
  6. ↑ Records of Living Officers (7th ed). pp. 102-3.
  7. ↑ Register of Officers, 1903. p. 8.


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