Chester, Colby Mitchell, 1844-1932

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1844-02-29

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From the description of Papers of Colby Mitchell Chester, 1913-1928 (bulk 1913-1917). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81349130

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1844, Feb. 29 Born, New London, Conn. 1863 Graduated, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. 1864 Duty in Richmond (steam sloop of war), West Gulf Blockading Squadron 1865 Duty in Kickapoo (monitor) 1869 1873 Duty in Alaska (screw sloop of war), Pacific Squadron 1873 Married Melancia Antoinette Tremaine 1874 1877 Duty at United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. 1885 1888 Commanded Galena (steamer) 1889 Served on Naval Board to select naval site on the Pacific coast, Puget Sound Navy Yard, Wash. 1891 1894 Commandant of midshipmen at United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. 1896 Commanded Richmond (steam sloop of war) 1897 1898 Commander in chief, South Atlantic Squadron 1900 Duty in Constantinople to support an American damage claim 1902 1906 Superintendent, United States Naval Observatory, Washington, D.C. 1903 Promoted to rear admiral 1908 Authorized by President Theodore Roosevelt and the State Department to aid in the establishment of American trade in western Asia 1908 1909 Delegate to the Ninth International Congress of Geography, Geneva, Switzerland 1917 Commandant of the Naval Unit, Yale University, New Haven, Conn. 1932, May 4 Died, Rye, N.Y. From the guide to the Colby Mitchell Chester Papers, 1913-1928, (bulk 1913-1917), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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Penobscot Expedition, 1779


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