Charles Henry Poor
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Charles Henry Poor
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| Born | June 11, 1808 Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Washington, D.C. |
| Allegiance |  United States of America |
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 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 and Annie Cunnigham Poor married rear admiral Theodore Frelinghuysen Jewell (on June 15, 1871) and philanthropist Charles Carroll Glover, respectively. 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]
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| Preceded by | Commander-in-Chief, North Atlantic Squadron 19 August 1869–9 June 1870 |
Succeeded by Samuel Phillips Lee |
