Dewey, George (1837-1917)
- Name:
- Dewey, George (1837-1917)
- Title:
- Acting Midshipman, United States Navy, 1854
Warranted Midshipman, Uniteds States Navy, 1858
Past Midshipman, United States Navy, 1861
Master, United States Navy, 1861
Lieutenant, United States Navy, 1861
Lieutenant Commander, United States Navy, 1865
Commander, United States Navy, 1872
Captain, United States Navy, 1884
Commodore, United States Navy, 1896
Rear Admiral, United States Navy, 1898
Admiral, United States Navy, 1899
Admiral of the Navy, United States Navy, 1903 - Born:
- 12/26/1837
- Birthplace:
- Montpelier, VT
- Died:
- 01/16/1917
- Death Location:
- Washington, DC
- Residence:
- Montpelier, VT
Washington, DC - Nationality:
- American
- Occupation:
- Naval officer
- Father:
- Dewey, Julius Yemans (1801-1877)
- Mother:
- Perrin, Mary (1799-1843)
- Spouse:
- 1. Goodwin, Susan B. (1844-1872); m. 10/24/1867
2. Hazen, Mildred McLean, 1899 - Children:
- George Goodwin, born 1872; died 1963
- Notes:
- His first wife was the daughter of NH Governor Ichabod Goodwin. They met when Dewey was serving at the Portsmouth Navy Yard.
George Dewey, Autobiography of George Dewey, Admiral of the Navy (1913).
Washington National Cathedral, Washington, DC
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