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− | '''George Dewey''' ( – ) served in the [[United States Navy]]. | + | [[Admiral of the Navy (U.S. Navy)|Admiral of the Navy]] '''George Dewey''' (26 December, 1837 – 16 January, 1917) served in the [[United States Navy]]. |
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+ | Dewey was appointed Secretary to the [[Light-House Board]] on 1 May, 1878.{{USOfficerReg1882|p. 10}} | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
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+ | * Dewey, Adelbert Milton (1899). ''The life and letters of Admiral Dewey''. New York: Eaton & Mains. | ||
+ | * Dewey, George (1916). ''Autobiography of George Dewey, Admiral of the Navy''. Reprint editon. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. | ||
+ | * Spector, Ronald H. (1988). ''Admiral of the New Empire: The Life and Career of George Dewey''. Reissue edition. Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press. | ||
+ | * Young, Louis Stanley (1899). ''Life and Heroic Deeds of Admiral Dewey''. Boston: James H. Earle. | ||
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+ | ==Papers== | ||
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+ | * [http://www.history.navy.mil/ar/delta/dewey.htm Papers in possession of Naval Historical Center, Washington, D.C.] | ||
+ | * [http://lccn.loc.gov/mm78018366 Papers in possession of the Manuscripts Division, United States Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.] | ||
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Revision as of 09:52, 1 July 2020
Admiral of the Navy George Dewey (26 December, 1837 – 16 January, 1917) served in the United States Navy.
Life & Career
Dewey was appointed Secretary to the Light-House Board on 1 May, 1878.[1]
See Also
Bibliography
- Dewey, Adelbert Milton (1899). The life and letters of Admiral Dewey. New York: Eaton & Mains.
- Dewey, George (1916). Autobiography of George Dewey, Admiral of the Navy. Reprint editon. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons.
- Spector, Ronald H. (1988). Admiral of the New Empire: The Life and Career of George Dewey. Reissue edition. Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press.
- Young, Louis Stanley (1899). Life and Heroic Deeds of Admiral Dewey. Boston: James H. Earle.
Papers
- Papers in possession of Naval Historical Center, Washington, D.C.
- Papers in possession of the Manuscripts Division, United States Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Service Records
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by William P. McCann |
Captain of U.S.S. Pensacola 10 Mar, 1885[2] |
Succeeded by Arthur R. Yates |
Preceded by Winfield S. Schley |
Chief of Bureau of Equipment 1890 – 1892 |
Succeeded by French E. Chadwick |
Preceded by Frederick V. McNair |
Commander, Asiatic Squadron 3 Jan, 1898 |
Succeeded by Albert S. Barker |
Preceded by New Office |
President, General Board 29 Mar, 1900[3] – 1917 |
Succeeded by Charles H. McMorris |
Footnotes
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1882. p. 10.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1887. p. 6.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1909. p. 6.