William S. Cowles

William S. Cowles

William Sheffield Cowles, Sr. (August 1, 1846 - May 1, 1923) was an admiral in the United States Navy. He served as the Commander-in-Chief, Asiatic Fleet, and retired from the Navy in August 1908.

A native of Farmington, Connecticut, where he lived in his ancestral home "Oldgate." Cowles married, as his second wife, Anna Roosevelt (1855-1931), the eldest sister of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt. The wedding took place in London, 25 November 1895 and they had one child, William Sheffield Cowles, Jr. (1898-1986).


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