Naval officer; born in
Middletown, N. Y., Nov. 7, 1798; entered the navy as midshipman at eleven years of age, and was lieutenant at sixteen.
He was with
Rodgers in the affray between the
President and
Little Belt, and in 1815 was in
Decatur's expedition against the
Barbary States.
In 1820 he was in the
Cyane, which conveyed the first immigrants that settled on the coast of
Liberia, Africa, and formed the nucleus of the republic of
Liberia.
In the war against
Mexico,
Captain Stringham, in command of the
Ohio, took part in the bombardment of
Vera Cruz.
He was afterwards in command of different squadrons, and in 1861 was appointed flag-officer of the Atlantic blockading squadron and ordered to the
Minnesota as his flag-ship.
With her he went as joint commander with
Butler, with the land and naval expedition which captured the forts at Hatteras Inlet, Aug. 27-28.
In September he was relieved at his own request; in July, 1862, was made a rearadmiral on the retired list; and in 1870-72 was port-admiral at New York.
He died in
Brooklyn, N. Y., Feb. 7, 1876.
