U.S. Naval Officers - Born in, or appointed from, Vermont
| BEAMAN, GEORGE WILLIAM, Rear Admiral U. S. Navy Pay Corps, Retired | |
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| 1837 May 7 | Born in Rutland, Vermont |
| 1862 Mar. 5 | Appointed an Acting Assistant Paymaster |
| 1896 Apr. 15 | To Boston as Paym. Yd. 7 May |
| 1898 Apr. 26 | Detd. and continue at Boston Yard. (Detd. 28 Apr.) |
| 1899 Mar. 28 | Detd. 7 April. Proceed home settle accounts & w. o. (Detd. 7 Apr.) |
| 1899 Apr. 9 | Pay Director. (Commissioned and interim 14 Apr. 1899) |
| 1899 Apr. 28 | Retired 7 May 1899 |
| 1911 Apr. 13 | Commissioned on Retired List with rank of Rear Admiral from 7 May 1899 |
| 1917 June 6 | Died at Cambridge, Mass., 3 May 1917 of angina pectoris and cremated Mount Auburn, Cambridge, Mass., 5 May 1917 |
| BILLINGS, CORNELIUS C., Ex-Ensign Temporary U. S. Navy | |
| 1864 Dec. 2 | Born in Connecticut |
| 1898 May 12 | Appointed an Ensign for temporary service. Citizen of Vermont |
| 1898 May 13 | To the JUSTIN (Rep. 16 May) |
| 1898 May 14 | Executed oath of office |
| 1898 Nov. 5 | Transferred to the CASSIUS |
| 1898 Dec. 21 | Det. when out of comission and home. Det. 29 Dec. and home 3 Jan. |
| 1899 Jan. 6 | Honorably discharged this date. |
| CHILDS, HAROLD DAVID, Ensign U. S. Navy, Retired | |
| 1879 Apr. 21 | Born in Vermont |
| 1898 Sept.12 | Appointed Naval Cadet from Vermont |
| 1899 June 3 | U. S. Practice Ship MONONGAHELA; cruise completed 6 Sept. 1899 |
| 1900 June 9 | U. S. Practice Ship NEWPORT; cruise completed 31 July 1900 |
| 1906 Jan. 1 | Resigned |
| 1907 Mar. 4 | Ensign |
| 1907 Apr. 24 | Transferred to the Retired List from 4 Mar. in accordance with an Act approved that date |
| 1907 May 1 | Executed oath of office Subsequently served on active duty during World War |
| CLARK, CHARLES EDGAR, Rear Admiral U. S. Navy, Retired, Deceased | |
| 1843 Aug. 10 | Born in Bradford, Vermont |
| 1860 Sept.29 | Appointed an Acting Mid. 2d Vt. Hon. I. S. Morrill |
| 1898 Mar. 15 | Command the OREGON. (Rep. 17 March) |
| 1898 July 12 | Chief of Staff Eastern Squadron N. A. Fleet |
| 1898 Aug. 6 | Detd. and home by the ST. LOUIS |
| 1898 Aug. 27 | When discharged from hospital, home and two months' leave |
| 1899 Feb. 6 | To Navy Yard, League Island as Captain of Yard. (Rep. 1 March) |
| 1901 Feb. 11 | Advanced six numbers in rank for eminent and conspicuous conduct in battle |
| 1902 June 16 | Advanced seven numbers in rank and appointed a Rear Admiral from this date to rank next after Rear Admiral Henry Glass U. S. Navy |
| 1905 Aug. 4 | Transferred to the Retired List from 10 August 1905. Section 1444 R. S. |
| 1905 Aug. 5 | Det. 10 August and home. Home 11 August 1905 |
| 1922 Oct. 13 | Died at Long Beach, California 1 Oct. 1922. Cause: Heart failure |
| COLBY, HENRY GILLETTE, Captain U. S. Navy Pay Corps, Retired, Deceased | |
| 1839 Mar. 4 | Born in Richmond, Vermont |
| 1863 June 22 | Appointed an Acting Assistant Paymaster |
| 1898 Jan. 21 | To Bureau S & A as Asst. to Bureau. (Repd. 1 Feb.) |
| 1899 Apr. 23 | Commissioned Pay Inspector from 23 April 1899 |
| 1899 May 12 | Continue as Assistant to Chief Bu. S. & A. in addition to duty in charge Pay Office, Baltimore and perform necessary travel. |
| 1899 June 13 | Detd. Bu. S. & A. 15th inst. Continue duties at Navy Pay Office, Baltimore |
| 1911 Apr. 13 | Commissioned a Pay Director, with rank of Captain on the Retired List from the 4th day of March 1901 |
| 1923 Apr. 2 | Died 21 Feb. 1923 at Vergennes, Vermont. Cause: Pneumonia, broncho. Buried in Prospect Cemetery, Vergennes, Vermont |
| COLVOCORESSES, GEORGE PARTRIDGE, Rear Admiral U. S. Navy, Retired | |
| 1847 Apr. 3 | Born in Norwich, Vermont |
| 1864 Sept. 28 | Appointed Midshipman. Son of officer, The President |
| 1897 May 11 | To CONCORD as Ex. 22 inst. (Det. 13 May) |
| 1897 June 4 | Lieutenant Commander |
| 1898 Dec. 22 | Detd. and to the OLYMPIA |
| 1899 Oct. 19 | Det'd when o. c. Home one month's leave, then to Library and War Records Office, Navy Department. (Detd. 8 Nov., home 10, rep'd 8 Dec.) |
| 1911 Apr. 13 | Commissioned on the Retired List with rank of Rear Admiral from 30 June 1907. Act of 4 March 1911 |
| CONVERSE, GEORGE ALBERT, Rear Admiral U. S. Navy, Retired, Deceased | |
| 1844 May 13 | Born in Norwich, Vermont |
| 1861 Nov. 29 | Appointed an Acting Midshipman, 2nd Vermont, Hon. J. Morrill |
| 1897 May 21 | To command MONTGOMERY 16 July, rep. 23 July |
| 1899 Mar. 3 | Captain |
| 1899 Mar. 13 | Detached and to Bureau of Navigation. Det. 1 rep. 3 Apr. |
| 1906 May 10 | Transferred to the Retired List from 13 May 1906. Continued on active duty |
| 1909 Mar. 29 | Died this date at Washington, D. C. of nephritis interstitial, chronic. Buried at Arlington 31 March |
| DAY, GEORGE CALVIN, Rear Admiral U. S. Navy | |
| 1871 Nov. 8 | Born in Bradford, Orange County, Vermont |
| 1888 May 19 | Appointed Naval Cadet 2nd Vermont. Hon. W. W. Grant |
| 1897 Dec. 18 | To Br. Hydro. Office, Cleveland 12 Jany. 1898 |
| 1898 Jan. 19 | Detd. & to Br. Hydro. Off. Duluth. (Detd. 29 repd. 2 Feb.) |
| 1898 May 5 | Detd. and to the TOPEKA. (Detd. 9, repd. 12 May) |
| 1899 Feb. 11 | Detd. and to the AMPHITRITE |
| 1899 Feb. 17 | Order 11th modified. Detd. and to the NEWARK 18th inst. (Detd. 17, repd. 18 Feb.) Rear Admiral Day is at present a member of General Board, Navy Department, Washington, D. C. |
| DEWEY, GEORGE, Admiral of the Navy, Deceased | |
| 1837 Dec. 26 | Born in Montpelier, Vermont |
| 1854 Sept.23 | Appointed Acting Midshipman, 1st Vermont |
| 1898 Jan. 3 | Assumed Command Asiatic Sta. |
| 1898 May 10 | Vote of thanks by Congress. Approved 11 May |
| 1898 May 11 | Rear Admiral. (This promotion was an advancement of one grade in accordance with the provisions of Section 1508 R. S. for highly distinguished conduct in conflict with the enemy as displayed by him in the destruction of the Spanish Fleet and batteries in the harbor of Manila, P. I. 1 May 1898) |
| 1899 Mar. 2 | Promoted to Admiral |
| 1899 Oct. 5 | To duty Navy Dept. (Repd. 5 Oct.) |
| 1900 Mar. 29 | President General Board |
| 1903 Mar. 24 | Commissioned "Admiral of the Navy" from 2 March 1899. (Only officer of the U. S. Navy who was ever so commissioned) |
| 1917 Jan. 20 | Died at Washington, D. C., 16 Jan. 1917 of arterio-selerosis, general. Buried in Arlington National Cemetery 20 January 1917. Body later moved to Washington Cathedral, Mt. Saint Alban, Washington, D. C. |
| DEWEY, THEODORE GIBBS, Commander U. S. Navy, Retired | |
| 1859 Feb. 10 | Born in Montpelier, Vermont |
| 1875 June 25 | Apptd. Cadet Midshipman, 4th Dist. S. Car. Secretary of the Navy |
| 1896 June 16 | To the MASSACHUSETTS 22 inst. |
| 1898 Dec. 17 | Detd. and to the ESSEX on 21st inst. (Detd. 20, rep. 22 Dec.) |
| 1899 May 27 | Detached. Proceed home and wait orders. (Detd. 26, home 27 June) |
| 1899 June 29 | To Torpedo Station, Newport. 25 July. (Rep. 25 July) |
| 1899 Sept. 5 | Detd. To the R. S. VERMONT. (Det. 6, rep. 8 Sept.) |
| 1911 Apr. 13 | Commissioned on the Retired List with rank of Commander from the 30th day of June 1905 |
| 1917 June 12 | Reported for active duty. Remained on active duty to 1 Nov. 1919 |
| FLETCHER, WILLIAM BARTLETT, Captain U. S. Navy, Retired | |
| 1862 Jan. 7 | Born in Saint Albans, Vermont |
| 1877 Sept.22 | Apt'd Cadet Midshipman, 3d Dist. Vermont, Hon. G. W. Hendee |
| 1897 Dec. 24 | To the VICKSBURG. (Rep'd 4 Jan. 1898) |
| 1898 Apr. 11 | Det. & to the MASSACHUSETTS. (Detd. 12 rept'd 13 Apr.) |
| 1898 Oct. 27 | Det. and Inspr. of Ordnance, Lynn, Mass. |
| 1921 Dec. 31 | Placed on Retired List as Captain Continued on active duty until 6 Jan. 1923 |
| HOLDEN, JONAS HANNIBAL, Commander U. S. Navy, Deceased | |
| 1873 Apr. 5 | Born in Vermont |
| 1892 May 20 | Appointed a Naval Cadet. 1st Dist. Vermont |
| 1897 May 12 | To the MAINE. Reptd. 15 May |
| 1898 Mar. 23 | Detd. and W. O. Home 30 March |
| 1898 Apr. 7 | To the SCORPION. Reptd. 9 Apr. In commn. 11 Apr. |
| 1899 Jan. 5 | Detd. and to the SOLACE. (Det. 14, rep. 18 Jan.) |
| 1899 Mar. 31 | Detd. and to the OLYMPIA |
| 1899 May 13 | Detd. and to the OREGON |
| 1899 Aug. 16 | Detd. to MONTEREY and addl. duty Naval Sta. Cavite |
| 1915 Aug. 16 | Lost at sea with United Fruit Steamer Marowijne |
| KENNY, ALBERT SEWALL, Rear Admiral U. S. Navy, Supply Corps, Retired | |
| 1841 Jan. 19 | Born in Keosauqua, Iowa |
| 1862 Mar. 19 | Appointed an Assistant Paymaster (Vermont) |
| 1896 May 15 | Detd. 29 inst. & Gen'l. Stk. N. Y. 1 June |
| 1897 Sept.26 | Pay Director |
| 1899 May 5 | Commissioned Chief of Bureau of Suplies and Accts. |
| 1899 May 8 | Detd. and assume duties of Paymaster General. (Detd. 9, rep. 10 May) |
| 1903 Jan. 15 | Transferred to the Retired List 19 Jan. Continued on active duty until 1 July 1903 |
| MAYO, HENRY THOMAS, Rear Admiral U. S. Navy, Retired | |
| 1856 Dec. 8 | Born in Burlington, Vermont |
| 1872 June 14 | Appointed Cadet Midshipman 3rd. Vt. Hon. W. C. Smith |
| 1897 June 24 | To the BENNINGTON same date |
| 1898 Aug. 4 | To the BENNINGTON as Ex. Rep. 14 Aug. |
| 1898 Aug. 17 | Relieved from duty as Ex. BENNINGTON |
| 1898 Sept. 1 | Detd. and to the R. S. INDEPENDENCE. Detd. 7 repd. 8 Sept. |
| 1898 Oct. 3 | Detd. and to Union Iron Wks. under Bu. of Ord. Also Insp. of Equipment, Union Iron Wks. (Det. 11 rep. 14 Oct.) (Rep. 14 Oct.) |
| 1899 June 11 | Promoted to Lieutenant Commander |
| 1920 Nov. 22 | Transferred to Retired List from 8 Dec. 1920, having attained statutory retirement age of 64 years. (Act of 29 Aug. 1916) Continued on active duty until 17 March 1921 |
| 1924 July 8 | Re-called to active duty |
| 1928 May 21 | Det. 1 Aug. Relieved all active duty |
| SPAFFORD, EDWARD ELWELL, Ex-Commander U. S. Naval Reserve | |
| 1878 Mar. 12 | Born in Vermont |
| 1897 Sept. 9 | Appointed Naval Cadet from 2nd Vermont. Service at Academy |
| 1899 June 3 | To U. S. Practice Ship MONONGAHELA. Det. 6 Sept.) |
| 1900 July 31 | To U. S. Practices Ship NEWPORT. (Det. 27 Aug.) |
| 1921 June 6 | Transferred to the Retired List of the Naval Reserve Force |
| WILLIAMS, PHILIP, Captain U. S. Navy, Retired | |
| 1870 Feb. 8 | Born in Washington, D. C. |
| 1885 Sept. 4 | Apptd. Naval Cadet 1st Dist. Vermont. Hon. W. C. Whitney, Sec. of Navy |
| 1898 Apr. 20 | To the R. S. FRANKLIN. (Rep. 26 Apr.) |
| 1898 May 14 | Det. and to the YANKTOWN. (Det. & rep. 16 May) |
| 1898 June 6 | Det. and to the YALE. (Det. and rep. 16 June) |
| 1898 Sept. 2 | Det. home and two weeks leave. Out of eomm. 2 Sept. (Det. 8, rep. 18 Sept.) |
| 1898 Sept.20 | To the R. S. VERMONT duty with crew of the CHICAGO. (Rep. 24 Sept.) |
| 1898 Nov. 18 | Det. and to the CHICAGO. (Det. and rep. 1 Dec.) |
| 1898 Nov. 9 | Det. 15 inst. Home and wait orders. (Det. 15 home 16 Nov.) |
| 1925 Oct. 9 | Transferred to the retired list 3 October 1925 by reason of physical disability incurred in line of duty, Section 1453 of R. S. |
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