- Thomas Aloysius Dornin
Thomas Aloysius Dornin (b. in Ireland, 1800; d. at
Savannah, Georgia , U.S.A.,22 April 1874 ) was an American naval officer.He entered the
United States Navy , 2 May, 1815, as a midshipman, fromMaryland . Commissioned a lieutenant in 1825, he commanded the "USS Relief", and made a five-years' cruise with theUnited States Exploring Expedition .In 1841 he was promoted commander and helped to successfully carry out an expedition to prevent the invasion of Mexican territory by the
filibuster William Walker. After being commissioned captain, in 1855, he engaged in destroying theslave trade .During the
American Civil War he attained the rank of commodore on the retired list, 16 July, 1862, and at its close was put in charge of the fifth lighthouse district.Family
His father was
Bernard Dornin , the publisher.
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