Selfridge, T. O. (Thomas Oliver), 1836-1924

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Dates:
Birth 1836-02-06
Death 1924-02-04
Americans,
English,

Biographical notes:

American 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

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

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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Subjects:

  • Canals
  • Navy-yards and naval stations
  • Surveys
  • Surveys

Occupations:

  • Explorers
  • Naval officers

Places:

  • Panama, Isthmus of (Panama) (as recorded)
  • Panama Canal (Panama) (as recorded)
  • Darien (Panama and Colombia) (as recorded)
  • Panama, Isthmus of (Panama) (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • Panama Canal (Panama) (as recorded)
  • Darien (Panama and Colombia) (as recorded)
  • Panama--Panama, Isthmus of (as recorded)

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