Sperry, Charles S. (Charles Stillman), 1847-1911
Variant namesCharles S. Sperry graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1886. He was CO of the USS Yorktown in 1898, and senior officer of the southern squadron of the Asiatic Fleet. He served as president of the Naval War College, 1903-1906. As CIC of the U.S. Battle Fleet, he led the Great White Fleet during its cruise around the world in 1908-1909. He retired from the Navy in 1909 and died in 1911.
From the description of Papers, 1908. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 754110341
Naval officer and diplomat.
From the description of Papers of Charles S. Sperry, 1862-1912 (bulk 1900-1911). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79455789
Naval officer.
From the description of Papers of Charles S. Sperry, 1899. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71014439
Biographical Note
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1847, Sept. 3:
Born, Brooklyn, N. Y. -
1866:
Graduated, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. Duty in USS Sacramento -
1868:
Duty in USS Kearsarge -
1871:
Duty in storeship Supply -
1872:
Duty in USS Worcester, North Atlantic Squadron -
1874:
Duty at U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. -
1877:
Married Edith Marcy -
1878:
Duty in USS Richmond -
1884:
Executive officer, USS Quinnebaug, European Station -
1887:
Duty at U. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. -
1891:
Executive officer, USS Chicago, South Atlantic Station -
1894:
Duty in Bureau of Ordnance, Navy Department, Washington, D.C. -
1895:
Ordnance officer, Navy Yard, New York, N.Y -
1898:
Commander, USS Yorktown, Philippines -
1900:
Duty in Bureau of Equipment, Navy Department, Washington, D.C. -
1901:
Commander, USS New Orleans, Asiatic Station -
1903:
Senior officer, Southern Squadron, Asiatic Station -
1904:
President, Naval War College, Newport, R.I. -
1906:
Promoted to rear admiral Delegate, International Conference on the Revision of the Geneva Convention of August 22, 1864, for treatment of the sick and wounded -
1907:
U.S. naval delegate, Second Hague Conference -
1908 -1909 :Commander in chief of the Battle Fleet, cruise around the world -
1909:
Senior member, Board on Revision of Navy Regulations Retired -
1911, Feb. 1:
Died, Washington, D.C
From the guide to the Charles S. Sperry Papers, 1862-1912, (bulk 1900-1911), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Sperry, Charles S. (Charles Stillman), 1847-1911. Papers, 1908. | Naval War College, Henry E. Eccles Library | |
| creatorOf | Charles S. Sperry Papers, 1862-1912, (bulk 1900-1911) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| referencedIn | William Woodville Rockhill papers | Houghton Library | |
| creatorOf | Sperry, Charles S. (Charles Stillman), 1847-1911. Proceedings and reports of the commission : convention concerning rights and duties of neutral powers in maritime war. Report of the naval delegate plenipotentiary to the Secretary of State. ... 1907. | Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138 | |
| creatorOf | Sperry, Charles Stillmann, 1847-1911. Autograph letter signed : U. S. S. Connecticut, to President Theodore Roosevelt, 1908 Oct. 28. | Pierpont Morgan Library. |
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| associatedWith | Alabama (Battleship : BB-8) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Conference for the Revision of the Geneva Convention of 1864 (1906 : Geneva, Switzerland) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Connecticut (Battleship : BB 18) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Evans, Robley D. (Robley Dunglison), 1846-1912. | person |
| associatedWith | International Peace Conference 1907 : Hague, Netherlands) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | International Peace Conference 1907 : The Hague, Netherlands) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | International Peace Conference (2nd : 1907 : Hague, Netherlands) | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Rockhill, William Woodville, 1854-1914 | person |
| associatedWith | Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, | person |
| associatedWith | Tōjō, Hideki, 1884-1948. | person |
| associatedWith | United States. Navy | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Yorktown (Sloop) | corporateBody |
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| Aggression (International law) |
| International law |
| Neutrality |
| Spanish |
| Voyages around the world |
| War, Maritime (International law) |
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Person
Birth 1847-09-03
Death 1911-02-01
