Naval officer; born in
Kentucky, Dec. 28, 1842; appointed acting midshipman in the Naval Academy in 1858; was engaged in blockading service on the
Atlantic coast in 1861-63; in the Mississippi squadron and on the
Red River expedition in 1863-64; and was present during the naval operations at
forts Fisher and
Anderson, at the capture of
Wilmington, and at the
fall of Richmond.
In January, 1882, while in command of the
Marion, he rescued the crew of the bark
Trinity, which had been wrecked on
Heard Island, in the
Indian Ocean, in 1880; and in February, while at
Cape Town, saved the English ship
Poonah from total loss by hauling her off the beach, for which he received the thanks of the government of both
Cape Colony and
Great Britain.
He was assigned to the command of the
Iowa in 1898; detached in September, 1899; appointed to the command of the navy-yard at
Washington, D. C., March 24, 1900, and promoted rear-admiral on the 27th following.