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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''New Command'''|'''[[U.S.S. Detroit (1891)|Captain of U.S.S. ''Detroit'']]'''<br>20 Jul, 1893|Succeeded by<br>'''[[John Stark Newell|John S. Newell]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''New Command'''|'''[[U.S.S. Detroit (1891)|Captain of U.S.S. ''Detroit'']]'''<br>20 Jul, 1893|Succeeded by<br>'''[[John Stark Newell|John S. Newell]]'''}} | ||
| − | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''New Command'''|'''[[U.S.S. Yankee (1892)|Captain of U.S.S. ''Yankee'']]'''<br>19 Apr, 1898{{USList&Station1898|p. 6}}|Succeeded by<br>''' | + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''New Command'''|'''[[U.S.S. Yankee (1892)|Captain of U.S.S. ''Yankee'']]'''<br>19 Apr, 1898{{USList&Station1898|p. 6}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Lewis Cass Hellner|Lewis C. Hellner]]'''}} |
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''New Command'''|'''[[U.S.S. Alabama (1898)|Captain of U.S.S. ''Alabama'']]'''<br>Oct, 1900 – 3 Nov, 1902{{USOfficerReg1903|p. 8}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Charles Henry Davis, Jr.|Charles H. Davis, Jr.]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''New Command'''|'''[[U.S.S. Alabama (1898)|Captain of U.S.S. ''Alabama'']]'''<br>Oct, 1900 – 3 Nov, 1902{{USOfficerReg1903|p. 8}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Charles Henry Davis, Jr.|Charles H. Davis, Jr.]]'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[William Thomas Sampson|William T. Sampson]]'''|'''[[United States Naval Academy|Superintendent of the Naval Academy]]'''<br>6 Nov, 1902{{CN}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[James Hoban Sands|James H. Sands]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[William Thomas Sampson|William T. Sampson]]'''|'''[[United States Naval Academy|Superintendent of the Naval Academy]]'''<br>6 Nov, 1902{{CN}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[James Hoban Sands|James H. Sands]]'''}} | ||
Revision as of 12:08, 3 October 2015
Rear Admiral Willard Herbert Brownson (8 July, 1845 – 16 March, 1935) served in the United States Navy.
Life & Career
Template:DANFS Born in Lyons, N.Y., 8 July 1845, Brownson graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1865.
He commanded the light cruiser Detroit at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, during the revolution of 1893-94 and the auxiliary cruiser Yankee during the Spanish-American War. From 1900 until 1902 he was Superintendent of the Naval Academy. He became Commander-in-Chief of the Asiatic Fleet 15 October 1906. After his retirement in July 1907 he continued on active duty as Chief of the Bureau of Navigation by order of President Theodore Roosevelt. Rear Admiral Brownson died at Washington, D.C., 16 March 1935.
See Also
Bibliography
Papers
- Papers in possession of the United States Library of Congress
- Papers in possession of Naval Historical Center, Washington, D.C.
Service Records
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of U.S.S. Petrel 21 Oct, 1889[1] |
Succeeded by William H. Emory, Jr. |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of U.S.S. Detroit 20 Jul, 1893 |
Succeeded by John S. Newell |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of U.S.S. Yankee 19 Apr, 1898[2] |
Succeeded by Lewis C. Hellner |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of U.S.S. Alabama Oct, 1900 – 3 Nov, 1902[3] |
Succeeded by Charles H. Davis, Jr. |
| Preceded by William T. Sampson |
Superintendent of the Naval Academy 6 Nov, 1902[Citation needed] |
Succeeded by James H. Sands |
| Preceded by Charles J. Train |
Commander-in-Chief, Asiatic Fleet 15 Oct, 1906 |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
