Mayo, Henry T. (Henry Thomas), 1856-1937

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Dates:
Birth 1856-12-08
Death 1937-02-23

Biographical notes:

U.S. naval officer.

From the description of Papers, 1866-1972 (bulk 1900-1918). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 28495274

U.S. Navy officer.

From the description of Papers of Henry T. Mayo, 1866-1972 (bulk 1900-1918). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71071229

Epithet: US admiral

British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000497.0x000203

Biographical Note

1856, Dec. 8 Born, Burlington, Vt. 1876 Graduated, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. 1879 1889 Chief, hydrographic office branch, Port Townsend, Washington Territory 1881 Married Caroline Wing 1883 Served in the Greely Relief Expedition aboard the gunboat Yantic 1895 1898 Carried out first hydrographic survey of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii 1899 Promoted to lieutenant commander 1907 1908 Commanded the cruiser Albany in Central American waters 1908 Promoted to captain 1911 Commandant, Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, Calif. 1913 Promoted to rear admiral Commanded fourth division of Atlantic Fleet 1914 Instigated military crisis by demanding apology and gun salute from President Victoriano Huerta after arrest of American marines, Tampico, Mexico 1915 Promoted to vice admiral 1916 Promoted to admiral and commander in chief of the Atlantic fleet 1917 Represented United States at naval conference of allied nations 1918 Inspector of United States naval activities in Great Britain, France, and Italy 1920 Retired from navy 1924 1928 Governor, United States Naval Home, Philadelphia, Pa. 1937, Feb. 23 Died, Portsmouth, N.H.

From the guide to the Henry T. Mayo Papers, 1866-1972, (bulk 1900-1918), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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Subjects:

  • Discoveries in geography
  • Gunboats
  • Hydrographic surveying
  • Hydrographic surveying
  • Voyages and travels
  • World War, 1914-1918
  • Hydrographic surveying

Occupations:

  • Naval officers
  • Seamen

Places:

  • Tampico (Tamaulipas, Mexico) (as recorded)
  • Tampico (Tamaulipas, Mexico) (as recorded)
  • Tampico (Tamaulipas, Mexico) (as recorded)
  • Arctic regions (as recorded)
  • Arctic regions (as recorded)
  • Mexico (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • Mexico (as recorded)
  • Mexico (as recorded)
  • Veracruz Llave (Mexico) (as recorded)
  • Puget Sound (Wash.) (as recorded)
  • Puget Sound (Wash.) (as recorded)
  • Puget Sound (Wash.) (as recorded)
  • Arctic regions (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • Washington (State) (as recorded)
  • Veracruz (Veracruz, Mexico) (as recorded)
  • Veracruz Llave (Mexico) (as recorded)
  • Washington (State)--Puget Sound (as recorded)
  • Tampico (Tamaulipas, Mexico) (as recorded)
  • Tampico (Tamaulipas, Mexico) (as recorded)
  • Arctic regions (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • Mexico (as recorded)
  • Puget Sound (Wash.) (as recorded)