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Pearson, George Frederick 1796-1867

Naval officer; born in Exeter, N. H., Feb. 6; 1796; entered the navy as midshipman. March 11, 1815, and rose to captain in 1855. [109] While he was at Constantinople, in 1837, the Sultan offered to give him command of the Turkish navy, with the rank of admiral, and the salary of $10,000 a year. It was declined. He effectually cleared the Gulf of Mexico of pirates. In 1865-66 he was in command of the Pacific squadron. Retired in 1861; promoted commodore in 1862, and rear-admiral in 1866 on the retired list. He died in Portsmouth, N. H., June 30, 1867.

Harper and Brothers Publishers. . New York. 1902.

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