Conway Hillyer Arnold

Admiral Conway Hillyer Arnold, U.S.N., was a rear admiral of the United States Navy, in command of the Third Squadron of the Atlantic Fleet in 1910.

Born November 14, 1848, the son of Commander Henry Nathan Tewkesbury and Cornelia Van Vleck Sleight, Conway Arnold was a native of New York City.

In 1867, he graduated from the United States Naval Academy, and in 1868 was commissioned as an ensign in the United States Navy.

In 1870, he married Fannie Wood, the daughter of William W. W. Wood, the Engineer in Chief of the United States Navy. That same year, Arnold was commissioned as a master. The following year, he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant. After many years as a Lieutenant, Arnold was commissioned to the rank of Lieutenant Commander in 1892. At the onset of the Spanish American War, he was promoted to the rank of Commander. In 1902, he obtained the rank of captain. Then, by 1908, he was promoted to the position of Rear Admiral and placed in charge of the Third Squadron of the Atlantic Fleet

His son Conway Hillyer Arnold, Jr., who also served with distinction in the military, died at a young age in 1908, possibly of tuberculosis.

At his death Conway Hillyer Arnold, Sr. was survived by his wife, Fannie and his two grandchildren. ^[1]

References

1. ^ "Obituary of Conway Hillyer Arnold". New York Times, July 17, 1917. http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=F70916FB385E11738DDDAE0994DF405B878DF1D3.