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* Dewey, Adelbert Milton (1899).  ''The life and letters of Admiral Dewey''.  New York: Eaton & Mains.
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* Dewey, George (1916).  ''Autobiography of George Dewey, Admiral of the Navy''.  Reprint editon.  New York: Charles Scribner's Sons.
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* 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.
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Latest revision as of 18:36, 27 February 2022

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

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
William L. Rodgers
as Senior Member, General Board

Footnotes

  1. Register of Officers, 1882. p. 10.
  2. Register of Officers, 1887. p. 6.
  3. Register of Officers, 1909. p. 6.