Selfridge, T. O. (Thomas Oliver), 1836-1924
Variant namesAmerican naval officer.
From the description of Autograph dispatch signed : U. S. S. Conestoga off Morganza, to Admiral Porter, 1864 Jan. 7. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270662025
Naval officer and explorer.
From the description of T.O. Selfridge papers, 1852-1926 (bulk 1858-1880). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80938763
Biographical Note
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1804, Apr. 24:
Born, Boston, Mass. -
1818:
Appointed midshipman -
1820 -1824 :Duty in USS Columbus -
1825 -1829 :Duty in USS North Carolina -
1827:
Commissioned lieutenant -
1830:
Duty in USS Natchez, West India Squadron -
1834:
Duty in USS Delaware, Mediterranean Squadron Married Louisa Cary Soley -
1837 -1839 :Duty in USS North Carolina Pacific Squadron -
1840:
Duty in Boston Naval Rendezvous -
1842 -1845 :Duty in the Portsmouth Navy Yard -
1845 -1847 :Duty in USS Columbus, East India Squadron -
1847 -1848 :Commanded USS Dale, Pacific Squadron -
1851 -1852 :Commanded the Boston Naval Rendezvous -
1852 -1855 :Duty in the Boston Navy Yard -
1861 -1862 :Commanded USS Mississippi, Gulf Blockade Squadron -
1862 -1864 :Commanded Mare Island Naval Shipyard -
1866:
Promoted to rear admiral -
1867 -1869 :Commanded Philadelphia Navy Yard -
1869 -1871 :President, Naval Examining Board -
1872:
Commanded Mare Island Naval Shipyard -
1902, Oct. 15:
Died
From the guide to the Thomas Oliver Selfridge Papers, 1809-1927, (bulk 1809-1870), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)
Biographical Note
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1836, Feb. 6:
Born, Charlestown, Mass. -
1854:
Graduated, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md.. -
1855 -1856 :Duty in USS Independence, Pacific Squadron -
1857:
Duty in USS Nautilus -
1857 -1860 :Duty in USS Vincennes, Africa Squadron -
1860 -1862 :Duty in USS Cumberland, North Atlantic Blockade Squadron -
1862:
Duty in USS Alligator -
1862 -1863 :Commanded USS Cairo, Mississippi Squadron -
1863 -1864 :Commanded USS Conestoga and USS Manitou, Mississippi Squadron -
1864 -1865 :Commanded USS Osage and USS Vindicator, Mississippi Squadron -
1865:
Married Ellen F. Shepley (died 1905) -
1865 -1867 :Duty at the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. -
1867 -1868 :Commanded USS Macedonian -
1869 -1874 :Special duty in United States Darien Exploring Expeditions, surveying the Isthmus of Darien for an interoceanic canal -
1875:
Commander, Boston Navy Yard, Boston, Mass. -
1877 -1878 :On leave from the navy -
1878:
Special duty surveying the Amazon and Madeira rivers, South America -
1879:
Special delegate to the International Canal Congress, Paris, France -
1881 -1884 :Commanded Torpedo Station, Newport, R. I. -
1885 -1887 :Commanded USS Omaha, Asiatic Squadron -
1888:
Tried and acquitted by court-martial -
1889 -1890 :Duty as member of the Board of Inspection -
1890 -1893 :Commanded Boston Navy Yard, Boston, Mass. -
1894 -1895 :President, Board of Inspection -
1895 -1897 :Commander, European Squadron -
1896:
Promoted to rear admiral Special representative to the coronation of Nicholas II of Russia -
1898:
Retired from the navy -
1907 .:
Married Gertrude Wildes -
1924:
Published Memoirs of Thomas O. Selfridge, Jr., Rear Admiral, U.S.N. New York: G. P. Putnam’s Sons -
1924, Feb. 4:
Died, Washington, D.C
From the guide to the T. O. Selfridge Papers, 1852-1926, (bulk 1858-1880), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)
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Death 1924-02-04
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