Meigs, John Forsyth, 1848-1924

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)