George S. Blake
George S. Blake | |
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Born | (1802-03-05)March 5, 1802 Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Died | June 24, 1871(1871-06-24) (aged 69) Longwood, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Service/ | United States Navy |
Years of service | 1818 - 1871 |
Rank | Commodore |
Commands | Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy |
George Smith Blake (March 5, 1802 – June 24, 1871) was a commodore in the United States Navy. He was Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland (and Newport, R.I. During the Civil War) from September 15, 1857 to September 9, 1865. The USC&GS George S. Blake was named in his honor.[1][2]
He was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1859.[3]
References
- ^ Somerby, Horatio Gates (1881). A Record of the Blakes of Somersetshire: Especially in the Line of William Blake, of Dorchester, Mass., the Emigrant to New England: with One Branch of His Descendants. H.G. Somerby. p. 47.
- ^ Tucker, Spencer; White, William (2011). The Civil War Naval Encyclopedia, Volume 1. ABC-CLIO. p. 63. ISBN 978-1598843385.
- ^ American Antiquarian Society Members Directory
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