Men and women of America; a biographical dictionary of contemporaries . s in time of rebellion; and lat-er the same year was on duty at the Nor-folk Navy Yard. In November, 1873, hewas navigator of the torpedo-boat May-flower,* at the time of the Spanish-Americancomplications. He was commissioned lieu-tenant Jan. 23, 1874, and served on variedduties and stations in that rank until pro-moted lieutenant-commander, Feb. 2, 1896,In 1898-1899 1ie was executive officer of theflagship Philadelphia, and commanded thecombined naval battalion and HawaiianNational Guard on the occasion of the sub-stituti
Men and women of America; a biographical dictionary of contemporaries . s in time of rebellion; and lat-er the same year was on duty at the Nor-folk Navy Yard. In November, 1873, hewas navigator of the torpedo-boat May-flower,* at the time of the Spanish-Americancomplications. He was commissioned lieu-tenant Jan. 23, 1874, and served on variedduties and stations in that rank until pro-moted lieutenant-commander, Feb. 2, 1896,In 1898-1899 1ie was executive officer of theflagship Philadelphia, and commanded thecombined naval battalion and HawaiianNational Guard on the occasion of the sub-stitution of the United States for the Ha-waiian flag, a singular coincidence, as hewas at the time the only native of Honoluluwho was a commissioned officer of theUnited States Navy. He was promotedcommander March 29, 1899; was at theNavy Yard at Norfolk, Nov. 2, 1899, andJuly 16, 1900, was placed in command ofthe gunboat Manila, with which he servedfor eighteen montlis during the PhilippineInsurrection; then after service at the MareIshind and Puget Sound Navy Yards (cap-. Thomas H. StevensRear Admiral U. S. Navy MEN OF AMERICA. 1517 tain of the yard at the latter), he attendedthe course at the Naval War College in thesummer of 1903, then was captain of theYard at Pensacola Navy Yard. He waspromoted to captain in 1904, and Feb. 11,1905, at his own reqiiest was retired withthe rank of rear-admiral. Address: Me-tropolitan Club, Washington, D. C. STEVENSON, Eugene: Jurist; born at Williamsburg, N. Y.(now the Eastern District of Brooklyn),June 28, 1849. He was carefully preparedfor college and he entered the New YorkUniversity, from which he was graduatedas , 1870, and was also graduated fromthe Law School of the same university withthe degree of He was engaged inthe practice of law at Paterson, N. J.,served a term as prosecutor of the Pleasfor Passaic County, and continued prac-tice until he was appointed to his presentoffice of vice-chancellor of New Jersey. Ad-dress : Pater
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