George_S._Blake

George S. Blake

George S. Blake

Add article description

For other people named George Blake, see George Blake.

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]

Quick Facts Born, Died ...

He was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1859.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    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.
  2. [2]
    Tucker, Spencer; White, William (2011). The Civil War Naval Encyclopedia, Volume 1. ABC-CLIO. p. 63. ISBN 978-1598843385.
  3. [3]
    American Antiquarian Society Members Directory
Flag of United StatesSailor icon

This biographical article related to the United States Navy is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article George_S._Blake, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.