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

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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

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  • 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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associatedWith Allied and Associated Powers (1914-1920) corporateBody
associatedWith Benson, William Shepherd, 1855-1932. person
correspondedWith Caballero, Luis person
associatedWith Caballero, Luis. person
associatedWith Creel, George, 1876-1953. person
correspondedWith Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948. person
associatedWith Eberle, Edward W. (Edward Walter), 1864-1929. person
associatedWith Greely, A. W. (Adolphus Washington), 1844-1935. person
associatedWith Guerra, José. person
correspondedWith Guerra, José person
associatedWith Mayo, Chester Garst, 1881-1975? person
associatedWith Miller, Clarence A. person
associatedWith Morelos Zaragoza, Ignacio, 1860-1927. person
associatedWith Page, Thomas Nelson, 1853-1922. person
associatedWith United States. Navy corporateBody
associatedWith United States. Navy. Atlantic Fleet. corporateBody
correspondedWith Whitehill, Jane person
associatedWith Whitehill, Jane. person
associatedWith Whitehill, Walter Muir, 1905-1978. person
associatedWith Yantic (Gunboat) corporateBody
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Tampico (Tamaulipas, Mexico)
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United States
Puget Sound (Wash.)
Mexico
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Birth 1856-12-08

Death 1937-02-23

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