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Shubrick, William Branford -1874

Naval officer, born on Bull's Island, S. C., Oct. 31, 1790; entered the navy as midshipman in 1806; was made lieutenant in January, 1813, and in June assisted, by managing a small battery on Craney Island, in repulsing the British. Shubrick was lieutenant of the Constitution in her action with the Cyane and Levant. He commanded a squadron in the Pacific in 1847, and captured some ports from the Mexicans. In 1859 he was in command of the Brazil Squadron and the Paraguay expedition,

William Branford Shubrick.

and from 1860 to 1870 was chairman of the light-house board. He was made rearadmiral on the retired list in July, 1862. He died in Washington, D. C., May 27, 1874.

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