Meigs, John Forsyth, 1848-1924

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Birth 1848
Death 1924

Biographical notes:

Naval officer.

From the description of Papers of John Forsyth Meigs, 1914-1940. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78194573

Biographical Note

1848, Oct. 3 Born, Philadelphia, Pa. 1867 Graduated, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. 1868 1869 Duty in USS Picataque, Asiatic Squadron 1871 Duty in USS Guerrière 1872 Duty at U.S. Navy Yard, Philadelphia, Pa. 1874 1876 Duty in USS Omaha 1877 Duty at U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. 1878 1880 Duty at U.S. Navy Yard, Pensacola, Fla. 1881 Married Jane Perry Rodgers Duty at Torpedo Station, Newport, R.I. 1882 Duty in USF Constellation 1886 Duty at U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. 1887 Published with R. R. Ingersoll Text-Book of Ordnance and Gunnery, [Baltimore: Press of I. Friedenwald], second edition 1887 1889 Duty in USS Richmond, North Atlantic Fleet 1890 Duty in Bureau of Navigation 1891 Resigned from the U.S. Navy 1892 1910 Employed by Bethlehem Steel Works 1924, Apr. 16 Died, New York, N.Y. 1924 Posthumous publication of The Story of the Seaman, Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott

From the guide to the John Forsyth Meigs Papers, 1914-1940, (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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