Shufeldt, Robert Wilson, 1822-1895

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Dates:
Birth 1822
Death 1895
Americans,
English,

Biographical notes:

Naval officer, explorer, and diplomat.

From the description of Papers of Robert Wilson Shufeldt, 1836-1910 (bulk 1860-1880). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71060443

Biographical Note

1822, Feb. 21 Born, Red Hook, N.Y. 1839 Appointed midshipman in the U.S. Navy 1839 1840 Duty in USS United States, Home Squadron 1840 1841 Duty in USS Potomac, Brazil Squadron 1841 1842 Duty in USS Marion, Brazil Squadron 1842 1843 Duty in USS Bainbridge, Home Squadron 1843 1844 Duty in USS Potomac, Home Squadron 1844 1845 Duty at the Naval School, Philadelphia, Pa. 1845 Promoted to passed midshipman 1845 1846 Coast survey duty 1846 Duty in USS United States, Africa Squadron 1846 1848 Duty in USS Marion, Africa and Mediterranean Squadrons 1847 Married Sarah Hutchins Abercrombie (died 1871) 1849 Duty in USS Morris 1850 1851 Duty in USS Atlantic 1851 Duty in USS Georgia 1851 1854 On leave from the navy 1854 Commissioned lieutenant Resigned from the navy 1854 1856 Chief officer, Collins Steamship Line 1856 1861 Commanded commercial ships and helped survey the Isthmus of Tehuantepec (Mexico) 1861 1863 Consul general, Havana, Cuba 1862 Served on a mission to Mexico 1863 Commissioned commander Commanded USS Conemaugh, South Atlantic Blockade Squadron 1863 1865 Commanded USS Proteus, East Gulf Squadron 1865 1866 Commanded USS Hartford, East India Squadron 1866 1868 Commanded USS Wachusett, East India-Asiatic Squadron 1868 Ordnance duty, New York Navy Yard 1868 1869 Commanded New York Naval Rendezvous 1869 1870 Commanded USS Minantonomoh 1870 Promoted to captain Ordnance duty, Portsmouth Navy Yard 1870 1871 Commanded Tehuantepec (Mexico) Survey Expedition 1871 1872 Commanded USS Wabash, European Squadron 1872 1873 Commanded USS Plymouth, European Squadron 1873 1875 Executive officer, New York Navy Yard 1875 1878 Chief of the Bureau of Equipment and Recruiting 1878 1880 Commanded USS Ticonderoga on a world cruise sponsored by the Department of the Navy and Department of State 1881 Naval attaché, Peking, China 1882 1884 President, Naval Advisory Board 1883 1884 Superintendent, Naval Observatory, Washington, D.C 1884 Promoted to rear admiral Retired from the navy 1889 Declined post of U.S. minister to China 1895, Nov. 6 Died, Washington, D.C.

From the guide to the Robert Wilson Shufeldt Papers, 1836-1910, (bulk 1860-1880), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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Subjects:

  • Diplomatic and consular service, American
  • Diplomatic and consular service, American

Occupations:

  • Diplomats
  • Explorers
  • Naval officers

Places:

  • Africa (as recorded)
  • Africa (as recorded)
  • Asia (as recorded)
  • Cuba (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • Asia (as recorded)
  • Cuba (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • Mexico (as recorded)
  • Mexico (as recorded)

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