Edward Buttevant Barry
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Rear Admiral Edward Buttevant Barry (20 October, 1849 – 27 November, 1938) served in the United States Navy.
Life & Career
Barry was promoted to the rank of Commander on 9 March, 1900.[1]
Barry was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 March, 1905.[1]
Barry was promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral on 1 February, 1909. Barry was forced to resign on 13 January 1911 while Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Fleet after a sexual liaison with a cabin boy.[1]
See Also
Bibliography
Service Records
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Abraham B. H. Lillie |
Captain of U.S.S. Vicksburg 15 May, 1900[2] |
Succeeded by William A. Marshall |
| Preceded by Robert M. Berry |
Captain of U.S.S. Kentucky 30 Dec, 1905[3] – 1 Nov, 1907[4][Inference] |
Succeeded by Walter C. Cowles |
| Preceded by Giles B. Harber |
Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Fleet early Jan, 1911 – 15 Jan, 1911 |
Succeeded by Chauncey Thomas, Jr. |
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Page at Arlington National Cemetery.
- ↑ Wikipedia.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1906. p. 10.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1907. p. 8.
