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Dewey, George
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Dewey, George (1837–1917), American admiral and popular naval hero.Dewey was born in Montpelier, Vermont, in 1837 and graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1858. He served with distinction at the battles of New Orleans and Port Hudson during the
Civil War and ended the war as a lieutenant commander. He served in varying peacetime assignments, including command of the sloops
Pensacola and
Narragansett. Dewey spent the 1890s in Washington as chief of the Bureau of Equipment, president of the Lighthouse Board, and president of the Board of Inspection and Survey. In 1897, with the support of his Vermont senator, Redfield Procter, and Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Theodore Roosevelt, Dewey was appointed to command the Asiatic Squadron, based in the Far East.
Dewey's squadron was at Hong Kong when the
Spanish‐American War began in April 1898. The U.S. Navy had long‐standing plans to attack the Philippines in the event of war with Spain, and on 1 May 1895, Dewey led his squadron boldly into Manila Bay, disregarding reports of sea
mines at its narrow entrance. In a few hours Dewey had destroyed the antiquated Spanish squadron in the Philippines and blockaded Manila. News of the dramatic victory in the
Battle of Manila Bay, achieved without the loss of a single American life, made Dewey a popular hero and set in motion a chain of events leading to the U.S. annexation of the Philippines.
Following his return to the United States, Dewey, now promoted to the rank of admiral of the navy, flirted briefly with a run for the presidency, then settled down to preside over the General Board, the navy's first military planning organization. Under Dewey's stewardship, the board prepared plans for possible war with Germany and Japan and dealt with such questions as the location of naval bases in the Pacific, ship characteristics, and Navy Department organization. He died in January 1917 having served as a trusted naval adviser to three presidents.
[See also:
Navy, U.S.: 1866–98;
Philippines, U.S. Military Involvement in the.]
Ronald H. Spector
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America's admiral: George Dewey and American culture in the Gilded Age.
Magazine article from: The Historian; 3/22/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...under the command of Commodore George Dewey, entered Manila Bay in the Philippines...result of his part in the battle, George Dewey rose out of relative obscurity...school in Philadelphia included Dewey with George Washington as being the greatest...
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Olympian fire: Commodore George Dewey and the birth of the modern U.S. Navy.(Battle of Manila Bay)
Magazine article from: Military History; 10/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...the column, Commodore George Dewey watched. Orders already...Julius and Mary Perrin Dewey, George was the youngest of three boys. Mary died before George turned 6, so his upstanding...male figures also shaped Dewey, from public school teacher...
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A San Francisco chronicle: George Dewey's view of the Bay.(City Profiles)
Magazine article from: Black Enterprise; 10/1/2003; ; 700+ words
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OBIT - BRATTON, GEORGE DEWEY, JR.
Newspaper article from: Roanoke Times & World News; 1/5/2003; 497 words
; BRATTON, George Dewey, Jr., 83, of Wirtz, went to be with the Lord on Friday, January...his wife of 49 years, Ruby Lucas Bratton, his parents, Mr. & Mrs. George D. Bratton, and his stepmother, Ola Bratton, all of Roanoke. Those...
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OBIT - TYREE, GEORGE DEWEY
Newspaper article from: Roanoke Times & World News; 10/31/2007; 227 words
; Mr. George Dewey Tyree, 85, of Rocky Mount, Va., died October 28, 2007. Funeral services, 2 p.m. on Thursday, November 1, 2007, Morningside Missionary Baptist Church. Arrangements by Stanfield Mortuary Service, Rocky Mount, Va.
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George E. Dewey Jr., 66.(DEATHS)
Newspaper article from: Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA); 5/11/2008; 550 words
; ORLANDO, FL George E. Dewey Jr., 66, of Orlando FL., formerly of Framingham...Marlborough, MA, son of Catherine N. (Murdock) Dewey, Esq. and the late Judge George E. Dewey who died in 1986. He was a 1959 graduate of the former...
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George F. "Bud" Dewey Jr., 51.(DEATHS)
Newspaper article from: Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA); 9/29/2009; 384 words
; MILLBURY George F. "Bud" Dewey Jr., 51, died Monday, Sept...his mother, Barbara A. (Gates) Dewey, with whom he lived. He was born...and is predeceased by his father, George F. Dewey. His funeral service will be held...
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Holland, Dewey George
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 6/6/2001; 397 words
; Holland, Dewey George Wednesday, June 06, 2001 Holland, Dewey George Turned 64 years old last Easter Sunday. Died with dignity and grace as he had hoped on Sat., June 2, 2001 at 4:30 AM. He is survived by his wife and best friend of 42...
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Chief of Staff For New York Governor George Pataki, Brad Race To Rejoin Dewey Ballantine LLP.
PR Newswire; 2/22/2002; 684 words
; ...The international law firm of Dewey Ballantine LLP announced today...of staff to New York Governor George Pataki, will rejoin the Firm...the Management Committee of Dewey Ballantine. "His broad experience...Mr. Race was an associate at Dewey Ballantine from 1970 to 1981...
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Newspaper article from: Daily Breeze; 11/4/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...2003. She is survived by her children, Anthony, Felix, George, Robert, Erlinda, Rosemarie, Victor and Stephanie LaScola...Pedro 310-832-8351 \STLnobit1\STLdnot France, Carl "Dewey" Passed away October 30, 2003. He was born April 28, 1918...
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George Dewey
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
George Dewey American naval officer George Dewey (1837-1917) was the celebrated victor of the Battle of Manila Bay in the Philippines during the Spanish-American War. George Dewey was born on Dec. 26, 1837, in Montpelier, Vt. After attending...
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Dewey, George (1837-1917)
Book article from: American Eras
George Dewey (1837-1917) Admiral u.s. navy...World Power. The success of Commodore George Dewey ’ s squadron in the Battle...Montpelier, Vermont, on 26 December 1837, George Dewey graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy...
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Dewey, George
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Military History
Dewey, George (1837–1917), American admiral and popular naval hero.Dewey was born in Montpelier, Vermont, in 1837...the sloops Pensacola and Narragansett. Dewey spent the 1890s in Washington as chief of...
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John Dewey
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...Johns Hopkins in 1882 Dewey studied with George S. Morris, who was...Morris's direction Dewey studied Hegel, whose...He also admired Henry George's analysis of the problems...as principal. The "Dewey school," however...
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Dewey, John
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography
...Dewey published his first essay. Dewey decided to pursue a career in philosophy...philosophers. At Johns Hopkins, Dewey studied with George S. Morris, who was on leave as...University of Michigan. In 1884 Dewey completed his doctorate and, at...
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