William Thomas Swinburne

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Rear Admiral William Thomas Swinburne (24 August, 1847 – 3 March, 1928) served in the United States Navy.

Life & Career

Swinburne was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 21 March, 1880.

Swinburne was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Commander in March, 1887.

Swinburne was promoted to the rank of Commander on 28 December, 1895.[Fact Check]

Swinburne was promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral on 22 July, 1906. By 1909, he was commanding the Pacific Fleet.[Fact Check]

See Also

Bibliography

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of U.S.S. Helena
7 Jul, 1897[1]
Succeeded by
Edwin K. Moore
Preceded by
Charles D. Sigsbee
Captain of U.S.S. Texas
3 Nov, 1902[2] – 1904[3][4]
Succeeded by
George A. Bicknell
Preceded by
Albert Kautz
as Commanding Pacific Station
Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Fleet
22 Jul, 1907 – 17 May, 1909
Succeeded by
Uriel Sebree

Footnotes

  1. Register of Officers, 1898. p. 8.
  2. Register of Officers, 1904. p. 8.
  3. Register of Officers, 1904. p. 8.
  4. Register of Officers, 1905. p. 8.