Rodgers, Frederick, 1842-1917
Variant namesFrederick W. Rodgers was a rear admiral in the U.S. Navy.
From the description of Naval order, August 1, 1898. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 733310781
Biographical Note
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1842, Oct. 3:
Born, Harve de Grace, Md. -
1857 -1861 :Midshipman, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md -
1861 -1865 :Served: Wabash, 1861 Santee, 1861-1862 Kineo, executive officer, 1862-1863 Grand Gulf, 1863-1865 Engagements at Donaldsonville, Port Hudson, and College Point, La., 1862 -
1866 -1869 :Served: Chattanooga, 1866 Sacramento, 1866-1867 (wrecked near Madras, India) Michigan, 1868-1869 -
1869 -1872 :Served North Pacific Squadron: Pensacola St. Mary's Saranac -
1872 -1873 :Inspector of ordnance, Washington, D.C., Navy Yard -
1873 -1876 :Commanded Despatch -
1876 -1877 :Lighthouse inspector, 11th District -
1877 -1879 :Commanded Adams -
1881 -1883 :Lighthouse inspector, 4th District -
1882:
Married Sarah M. (“Sally”) Fall -
1883 -1887 :Commanded Independence -
1887 -1890 :Lighthouse inspector, 3rd District -
1890 -1892 :Commanded Philadelphia -
1892 -1893 :Supervisor, New York Harbor -
1893 -1896 :Captain of yard, New York Naval Shipyard -
1896 -1897 :Commanded Massachusetts -
1897:
Member, U.S. Navy Examining and Retiring Board Member, Board of Inspection and Survey -
1898:
Commanded Puritan -
1898 -1901 :President, Board of Inspection and Survey -
1901:
Senior squadron commander, Asiatic Squadron -
1902:
Commander-in-chief, Asiatic Fleet -
1903 -1904 :Commandant, New York Naval Shipyard -
1904:
Retired -
1904 -1907 :Special naval board duties -
1917, Nov. 3:
Died, St. James, Long Island, N.Y.
From the guide to the Frederick Rodgers Papers, 1852-1920, (bulk 1860-1905), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)
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| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Rodgers, Frederick. Autograph letter signed : Navy Dept., Washington, to J.S. Crosby, 1906 Dec. 4. | Pierpont Morgan Library. | |
| creatorOf | Frederick Rodgers Papers, 1852-1920, (bulk 1860-1905) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| referencedIn | Rodgers family. Rodgers family papers, 1791-1885 bulk 1800-1830. | Historical Society of Pennsylvania | |
| referencedIn | Matthew Calbraith Perry correspondence, 1812-1878. | Houghton Library | |
| creatorOf | Rodgers, Frederick, 1842-1917. Naval order, August 1, 1898. | Naval War College, Henry E. Eccles Library |
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Birth 1842-10-03
Death 1917-11-03
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