Charles Henry Poor

Charles Henry Poor
Born	June 11, 1808(1808-06-11) Cambridge, Massachusetts
Died	December 5, 1882(1882-12-05) (aged 74) Washington, D.C.
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Navy
Years of service	1825–1870
Rank	Rear Admiral
Commands held	Brooklyn Roanoke St. Louis Saranac North Atlantic Squadron
Battles/wars	American Civil War
Relations	Theodore Frelinghuysen Jewell (son-in-law)

Rear Admiral Charles Henry Poor (June 11, 1808 - December 5, 1882) was a U.S. Navy officer of the mid-19th century.

Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1808, Poor entered the Navy in 1825 and served nearly 30 years at sea. During the Civil War, he commanded the Brooklyn,^[1] Roanoke, St. Louis,^[1][2] and Saranac.^[3] He was promoted to rear admiral in 1868 and commanded the North Atlantic Squadron. Poor retired in 1870 from that post.

His daughter Elizabeth Lindsey Poor married rear admiral Theodore Frelinghuysen Jewell on June 15, 1871. Poor died in Washington, D.C., in 1882.

Dates of rank

• Midshipman, 1 March 1825
• Passed midshipman, 4 June 1831
• Lieutenant, 22 December 1835
• Commander, 14 September 1855
• Captain, 16 July 1862
• Commodore, 2 January 1863
• Rear admiral, 20 September 1868^[4]

See also

	Biography portal
	American Civil War portal
	United States Navy portal

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Civil War Naval Chronology 1861". usnlp.org. http://www.usnlp.org/navychronology/1861a.html. Retrieved 22 October 2010. 
2. ^ "Naval History of the Civil War April 1861". historycentral.com. http://www.historycentral.com/navy/cwnavalhistory/April1861.html. Retrieved 22 October 2010. 
3. ^ "Civil War Naval Officers". history.navy.mil. http://www.history.navy.mil/wars/cw/pacific.htm. Retrieved 22 October 2010. 
4. ^ "US Navy Officers: 1778-1900 (P)". history.navy.mil. http://www.history.navy.mil/books/callahan/reg-usn-p.htm. Retrieved 22 October 2010. 

Persondata
Name	Poor, Charles Henry
Alternative names
Short description	United States Navy admiral
Date of birth	11 June 1808
Place of birth	Cambridge, Massachusetts
Date of death	5 December 1882
Place of death	Washington, D.C.