John Adams Howell

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Rear Admiral John Adams Howell (16 March, 1840 – 1918) served in the United States Navy.

Life & Career

Howell was born in New York in 1840 and graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1858.[1]

Howell was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 18 April, 1861.[2]

Howell was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Commander on 3 March, 1865.[3]

Howell was promoted to the rank of Commander on 6 March, 1872.[4]

Howell was promoted to the rank of Captain on March, 1884.[5]

He was commissioned as a Commodore in September, 1895.[6]

He was commissioned as Rear Admiral 10 August, 1898.[7]

See Also

Bibliography

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Francis M. Bunce
Captain of U.S.S. Atlanta
1 Dec, 1888[8]
Succeeded by
Barlett J. Cromwell
Preceded by
Norman H. Farquhar
Commandant, Navy Yard, League Island
15 Jun, 1896[9] – Jan, 1898[10]
Succeeded by
Silas Casey
Preceded by
Thomas O. Selfridge, Jr.
Commanding European Squadron
Jan, 1898 – Apr, 1898
Succeeded by
Three Years Dissolution

Footnotes

  1. Records of Living Officers (7th ed). p. 6.
  2. Records of Living Officers (7th ed). p. 6.
  3. Records of Living Officers (7th ed). p. 6.
  4. Records of Living Officers (7th ed). p. 6.
  5. Records of Living Officers (7th ed). p. 6.
  6. Records of Living Officers (7th ed). p. 6.
  7. Records of Living Officers (7th ed). p. 6.
  8. Register of Officers, 1890. p. 6.
  9. Register of Officers, 1898. p. 4.
  10. List and Station, July 1898. p. 4.