Chester, Colby Mitchell, 1844-1932
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Naval officer.
From the description of Papers of Colby Mitchell Chester, 1913-1928 (bulk 1913-1917). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81349130
Biographical Note
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1844, Feb. 29:
Born, New London, Conn. -
1863:
Graduated, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. -
1864:
Duty in Richmond (steam sloop of war), West Gulf Blockading Squadron -
1865:
Duty in Kickapoo (monitor) -
1869 -1873 :Duty in Alaska (screw sloop of war), Pacific Squadron -
1873:
Married Melancia Antoinette Tremaine -
1874 -1877 :Duty at United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. -
1885 -1888 :Commanded Galena (steamer) -
1889:
Served on Naval Board to select naval site on the Pacific coast, Puget Sound Navy Yard, Wash. -
1891 -1894 :Commandant of midshipmen at United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. -
1896:
Commanded Richmond (steam sloop of war) -
1897 -1898 :Commander in chief, South Atlantic Squadron -
1900:
Duty in Constantinople to support an American damage claim -
1902 -1906 :Superintendent, United States Naval Observatory, Washington, D.C. -
1903:
Promoted to rear admiral -
1908:
Authorized by President Theodore Roosevelt and the State Department to aid in the establishment of American trade in western Asia -
1908 -1909 :Delegate to the Ninth International Congress of Geography, Geneva, Switzerland -
1917:
Commandant of the Naval Unit, Yale University, New Haven, Conn. -
1932, May 4:
Died, Rye, N.Y.
From the guide to the Colby Mitchell Chester Papers, 1913-1928, (bulk 1913-1917), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
|---|---|---|---|
| creatorOf | Cabot, Philip, 1872-1941. Philip Cabot papers, 1885-1942 ; bulk: 1924-1941. | Harvard Business School, Knowledge and Library Services/Baker Library | |
| creatorOf | Chester, Colby Mitchell, 1844-1932. Papers of Colby Mitchell Chester, 1913-1928 (bulk 1913-1917). | Library of Congress | |
| creatorOf | Colby Mitchell Chester Papers, 1913-1928, (bulk 1913-1917) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| referencedIn | Henry Woodhouse Collection | Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center | |
| referencedIn | Hilary Pollard Jones Papers, 1889-1937, (bulk 1920-1930) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| referencedIn | Robinson, Corinne Roosevelt, 1861-1933. Papers, 1847-1933 | Theodore Roosevelt Collection, Harvard College Library, Harvard University | |
| referencedIn | Smith, Francis H. (Francis Henry), 1829-1928. Francis H. Smith memoranda concerning photometer [manuscript], 1905 Jun 5. | University of Virginia. Library |
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| associatedWith | Cabot, Philip, 1872-1941. |
| correspondedWith | Jones, Hilary Pollard, 1863-1938. |
| correspondedWith | Robinson, Corinne Roosevelt, 1861-1933 |
| associatedWith | Saltonstall, Dudley, 1738-1796. |
| associatedWith | Smith, Francis H. (Francis Henry), 1829-1928. |
| associatedWith | Woodhouse, Henry, 1884- |
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Birth 1844-02-29
Death 1932-05-04
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