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James Booth Lockwood; b. Oct. 9, 1852, Annapolis, Maryland; d. April 9, 1884, Cape Sabine, Canada; Artic explorer and 2nd Lieutenant, US Army; second in command under Adolphus W. Greeley of the ill-fated Lady Franklin Bay Expedition, 1881-1884; died before the expedition party could be rescued.

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Lockwood, James Booth, 1852-1884

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James Booth Lockwood (b. October 9, 1852, Annapolis, Maryland−d. April 9, 1884, Cape Sabine, in present day Nunavut), was an American arctic explorer. He was among those lost during the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition. Lockwood was the son of General Henry Hayes Lockwood and his wife Anna. He was commissioned second lieutenant in the U.S. Army in 1873. In 1881, Lockwood signed up for the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition under Adolphus W. Greely, and was accepted as second-in-command. During the ...