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Biographical Note
David Porter
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1780, Feb. 1 | Born, Boston, Mass. |
| 1798 | Appointed midshipman, United States Navy Duty on Constellation (frigate) |
| 1799 | Duty on Experiment (schooner), West India Squadron |
| 1801 | Duty on Enterprize (schooner), Tripolitan War |
| 1803 | Duty on Philadelphia (frigate), Tripolitan War |
| 1803-1805 | Prisoner of war, Tripoli |
| 1808 | Married Evelina Anderson |
| 1808-1810 | Commandant, New Orleans Naval Station |
| 1811-1814 | Commanded Essex (frigate) |
| 1812 | Promoted to captain |
| 1815 | Published Journal of a Cruise Made to the Pacific Ocean. Philadelphia: Bradford & Inskeep |
| 1815-1823 | Commissioner, Navy Board |
| 1823-1825 | Commander in chief, West India Squadron |
| 1825 | Published An Exposition of the Facts and Circumstances Which Justified the Expedition to Foxardo. Washington: Printed by Davis & Force |
| 1826 | Resigned from United States Navy |
| 1826-1829 | Commander in chief, Mexican Navy |
| 1830 | Appointed United States consul general, Algiers |
| 1831 | Appointed United States chargé d’affaires, Turkey |
| 1835 | Published Constantinople and Its Environs. New York: Harper. 2 vols. |
| 1839 | Appointed United States Minister, Turkey |
| 1843, Mar. 3 | Died, Pera, Constantinople |
David Dixon Porter
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1813, June 8 | Born, Chester, Pa. |
| 1827 | Appointed midshipman, Mexican Navy |
| 1829 | Appointed midshipman, United States Navy Duty on Constellation (frigate), Mediterranean Station |
| 1839 | Married George Ann Patterson |
| 1842 | Duty on Congress (frigate) |
| 1847 | Duty on Spitfire (side-wheel gunboat) |
| 1849 | Commanded Panama (steamer) |
| 1850-1853 | Commanded Georgia (steamer) |
| 1855 | Commanded Supply (ship) |
| 1857 | Duty at the Portsmouth Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Va. |
| 1861 | Commanded Powhatan (side-wheel steamer) |
| 1863 | Commander, Mississippi Squadron Promoted to rear admiral |
| 1864 | Commander, North Atlantic Blockading Squadron |
| 1865-1869 | Superintendent, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. |
| 1866 | Promoted to vice admiral |
| 1866-1867 | Diplomatic mission to Santo Domingo |
| 1870 | Promoted to admiral |
| 1875 | Published Memoir of Commodore David Porter. Albany, N.Y.: J. Munsell |
| 1877-1891 | Chairman, Naval Board of Inspection |
| 1885 | Published The Adventures of Harry Marline. New York: D. Appleton Published Allan Dare and Robert le Diable. New York: D. Appleton. 2 vols. Published Incidents and Anecdotes of the Civil War. New York: D. Appleton |
| 1886 | Published The Naval History of the Civil War. New York: Sherman Publishing Co. |
| 1889 | Published Arthur Merton. New York: D. Appleton |
| 1891, Feb. 13 | Died, Washington, D.C. |