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Revision as of 16:54, 28 December 2014
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 Frederick V. McNair |
Commander, Asiatic Squadron 3 Jan, 1898 |
Succeeded by Albert S. Barker |
Footnotes
