Conway Hillyer Arnold
Rear Admiral Conway Hillyer Arnold (14 November, 1848 – 16 July, 1917) served in the United States Navy.
Life & Career
Arnold was born in New York and was appointed to the Naval Academy as the son of an officer. (He was the son of Commander Henry Nathan Tewkesbury Arnold (1820-1881).) After graduating with the Class of 1867, Arnold was promoted to the rank of Ensign on 18 December, 1868.[1] He received further promotions, including to the rank of Lieutenant on 20 June, 1871.[2]
On multiple occasions Arnold served as an Admiral's aide, with such service occurring in 1870-1871, 1871-1872, 1877-1878, 1881-1882, and 1889-1894.[3]
From 1879 to 1881 he commanded monitor Wyandotte at the Washington Navy Yard.[4][5]
Arnold was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Commander on 10 January 1892.[6] He was Officer-in-Charge of the Branch Hydrographic Office in New York from 1894 into 1896 before being appointed Executive Officer of battleship Massachusetts in 1896.[7]
In 1897, Arnold commanded gunboat Bancroft on the European Station before he was promoted to the rank of Commander on 11 May, 1898.[8][9] he served as a Lighthouse Inspector during the Spanish-American War before being appointed to command supply ship Glacier and then gunboat Bennington in 1899.[10][11] he also briefly commanded gunboat Enterprise, then serving as a school ship, in late 1901.[12]
Arnold was promoted to the rank of Captain on 17 September, 1902, while serving as President of a Board on Wireless Telegraphy.[13] He was then appointed to command screw sloop Lancaster from late 1903 to late 1904.[14][15]
His next appointment was as the first commanding officer of West Virginia from 1905 to 1907.[16][17]
Arnold was promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral on 30 January, 1908. His one opportunity to fly his flag at sea came later that year when he was appointed to command the Third Squadron of the North Atlantic Fleet, made up of ships not involved in the cruise of the Great White Fleet.[18] Striking his flag in May, 1909, he served ashore until being placed on the Retired List due to age on 14 November, 1910.[19][20]
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Service Records
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of U.S.S. Wyandotte before 1 Jan, 1879[21] – after 1 Jan, 1881[22] |
Succeeded by William H. Webb |
| Preceded by John V. B. Bleecker |
Captain of U.S.S. Bancroft before 1 Jul, 1897[23] – Dec, 1897 |
Succeeded by Richardson Clover |
| Preceded by Royal B. Bradford |
Captain of U.S.S. Bennington after 1 Jul, 1899[24] – Apr, 1901[25] |
Succeeded by Kossuth Niles |
| Preceded by Frederick M. Wise |
Captain of U.S.S. Enterprise Nov, 1901[26] – after 1 Jan, 1902[27] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Henry B. Mansfield |
Captain of U.S.S. Lancaster 30 Aug, 1903[28] – 17 Oct, 1904[Inference] |
Succeeded by Francis H. Delano |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of U.S.S. West Virginia 23 Feb, 1905[29] – Mar, 1907[30] |
Succeeded by Alexander McCrackin |
Footnotes
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1869. pp. 36-37.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1872. pp. 32-33.
- ↑ Hamersly. Living Officers 1898. pp. 128-129.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1879. pp. 28-29.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1881. pp. 28-29.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1893. pp. 14-15.
- ↑ Hamersly. Living Officers 1898. pp. 128-129.
- ↑ List and Station, July 1897. p. 8.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1899. pp. 10-11.
- ↑ List and Station, July 1899. p. 8.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1902. p. 12.
- ↑ Boston Globe 5 November, 1901 p. 4.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1903. pp. 10-11.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1904. p. 8.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1905. p. 8.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1907. p. 8.
- ↑ Washington Post 10 February, 1907 p. 11.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1909. pp. 6-7.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1912. p. 142.
- ↑ Baltimore Sun 1 June, 1909 p. 2.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1879. pp. 28-29.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1881. pp. 28-29.
- ↑ List and Station, July 1897. p. 8.
- ↑ List and Station, July 1899. p. 8.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1902. p. 12.
- ↑ Boston Globe 5 November, 1901 p. 4.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1902. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1904. p. 8.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1907. p. 8.
- ↑ Washington Post 10 February, 1907 p. 11.
