Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1871, June 26 | Born, Malden, Mass. |
| 1891 | Graduated, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. |
| 1891-1893 | Duty in Chicago (protected cruiser), North and South Atlantic Stations |
| 1893-1894 | Duty in Baltimore (cruiser), Asiatic Squadron |
| 1894-1895 | Duty in Monocacy (sidewheel gunboat), Asiatic Squadron |
| 1895-1896 | Duty in Yorktown (gunboat), Asiatic Squadron |
| 1896-1897 | Student, United States Naval War College |
| 1897-1898 | Duty in Newport (patrol gunboat) |
| 1898-1899 | Duty in Helena (gunboat) and Indiana (battleship) |
| 1899 | Duty in Badger (screw steamer) |
| 1899-1900 | Duty in Ranger (screw steamer) |
| 1900 | Married Julia Pomeroy Averill |
| 1900-1901 | Duty in Brooklyn (armored cruiser), Asiatic Squadron |
| 1902-1904 | Duty in Bureau of Navigation |
| 1905-1906 | Duty in Kearsarge (battleship) |
| 1908 | Director of American earthquake relief aid to Messina, Italy |
| 1907-1910 | Duty as naval attache, Berlin, Germany; Rome, Italy; and Vienna, Austria |
| 1910 | Aide to Theodore Roosevelt at the funeral of King Edward VII |
| 1910 | Published American House Building in Messina and Reggio. New York: G. P. Putnam’s Sons |
| 1912-1913 | Assistant chief, Bureau of Navigation |
| 1913-1914 | Student, United States Naval War College, Newport, R.I. |
| 1915-1917 | Commander, Mine Force Division, Atlantic Fleet |
| 1917-1918 | Duty in Office of the Chief of Naval Operations |
| 1918 | Commanded North Sea Mine Barrage Squadron |
| 1919-1923 | Duty at United States Naval War College |
| 1920 | Published The Yankee Mining Squadron. Annapolis, Md.: United States Naval Institute |
| 1925-1927 | Commanded Naval Training Station, Hampton Roads, Va. |
| 1927 | Retired Promoted to rear admiral by special act of Congress |
| 1927-1928 | Executive chairman, Massachusetts Bay Centenary |
| 1929-1938 | Treasurer, bursar, and registrar, General Theological Seminary, New York, N.Y. |
| 1932-1938 | Commander general, Naval Order of the United State |
| 1936-1938 | Commander-in-chief, Military Order of the World War |
| 1940 | Published Introduction to the Life and Letters of Rear Admiral George Collier Remey, U.S.N., 1841-1928. Washington, D.C. |
| 1941-1953 | Trustee, Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, N.Y. |
| 1943 | President, Naval Academy Graduates Association |
| 1947-1951 | Commander, Military Order of the Loyal Legions of the United States |
| 1959, Mar. 30 | Died, West Haven, Conn. |