United States Naval Academy
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The U.S. Naval Academy was established in 1845 is located in Annapolis, Maryland.
Superintendents
The first superintendent was Commander Franklin Buchanan, appointed 3 September, 1845. Other superintendents in our scope's "pre-history" were Commanders George P. Upshur (15 March, 1847) and Cornelius K. Stribling (1 July, 1850).
- Commander Louis M. Goldsborough, 1 November, 1853 – 15 September, 1857
- Captain George S. Blake, 15 September, 1857 – 9 September, 1865
- Rear Admiral David D. Porter, 9 September, 1865 – 1 December, 1869
- Rear Admiral John L. Worden, 1 December, 1869 – 22 September, 1874
- Rear Admiral Christopher R. P. Rodgers, 22 September, 1874 – 1 July, 1878
- Rear Admiral Foxhall A. Parker, Jr., 1 July, 1878 – 2 August, 18791879
- Rear Admiral George B. Balch, 2 August, 1879 – 13 June, 1881
- Rear Admiral Christopher R. P. Rodgers, 13 June, 1881 – 14 November, 1881
- Captain Francis M. Ramsay, 14 November, 1881 – 9 September, 1886
- Captain William T. Sampson, 9 September, 1886 – 1890
- Rear Admiral Robert L. Phythian, 13 June, 1890 – 15 November, 1894
- Captain Philip H. Cooper, 15 November, 1894 – 15 July, 1898
- Rear Admiral Frederick V. McNair, 15 July, 1898 – 15 March, 1900
- Commander Richard Wainwright, 15 March, 1900 – 6 November, 1902
- Rear Admiral Willard H. Brownson, 6 November, 1902[Citation needed] – 1 July, 1905
- Rear Admiral James H. Sands, 1 July, 1905[Citation needed] – 15 July, 1907
- Captain Charles J. Badger, 15 July, 1907[1] – 10 June, 1909
- Captain John M. Bowyer, 10 June, 1909 – 15 May, 1911
- Captain John H. Gibbons, 15 May, 1911 – 7 February, 1914
- Rear Admiral William F. Fullam, 7 February, 1914[2] – 20 September, 1915[3][4][Inference]
- Captain Edward W. Eberle, 20 September, 1915[5]
- Rear Admiral Archibald H. Scales, 12 February, 1919[6]
- Rear Admiral Henry B. Wilson, Jr., 5 July, 1921[7]
- Rear Admiral Louis McC. Nulton, 23 February, 1925 – 16 June, 1928
- Rear Admiral Samuel S. Robison, 16 June, 1928 – 1 May, 1931
- Rear Admiral Thomas C. Hart, 1 May, 1931 – 18 June, 1934
- Rear Admiral David F. Sellers, 18 June, 1934 – 1 February, 1938
- Rear Admiral Wilson Brown, Jr., 1 February, 1938 – 1 February, 1941
- Rear Admiral Russell Willson, 1 February, 1941 – 31 January, 1942
- Rear Admiral John R. Beardall, 31 January, 1942 – 16 August, 1945
- Vice Admiral Aubrey W. Fitch, 16 August, 1945
- Rear Admiral James L. Holloway, Jr., 15 January, 1947
Commandant of Midshipmen
This post was essentially the second-in-command of the Academy, and presumably had a greater role as "dean of students".[8]
- Lieutenant Christopher R. P. Rodgers, before 1 January, 1861 – after April, 1861
- Commander Frederick V. McNair, 1878 – 1883
- Commander Norman von H. Farquhar, 1883 – 1886
- Commander Charles L. Huntington, 1886 – 1887
- Commander Purnell F. Harrington, 1887 – 1889
- Commander Henry Glass, 1889 – 1891
- Commander Colby M. Chester, 1891 – 1895
- Commander Willard H. Brownson, 1895 – 1896
- Commander Edwin White, 1896 – 1898
- Commander Charles T. Hutchins, 1898 – 1900
- Commander Charles E. Colahan, 1900 – 1903
- Commander Charles J. Badger, 1903 – 1905
- Captain George P. Colvocoresses, 1905 – 1907
- Commander William S. Benson, 1907 – 1908
- Commander Charles A. Gove, 1908 – 1909
- Commander George R. Clark, 1909 – 1910
- Commander Robert E. Coontz, 1910 – 1911
- Commander George W. Logan, 1911 – 1914
- Captain Guy H. Burrage, 1914 – 1915
- Captain Lloyd H. Chandler, mid 1915 – mid 1915
- Captain Louis McC. Nulton, 5 June, 1915[9] – 1918
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1908. p. 10.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1915. p. 8.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1915. p. 8.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1916. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1916. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1920. pp. 10-11.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1925. pp. 10-11.
- ↑ Wikipedia.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1917. pp. 12-13.
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