Theodore Frelinghuysen Jewell (August 5, 1844 – July 26, 1932) was a

rear admiral Rear admiral is a flag officer rank used by English-speaking navies. In most European navies, the equivalent rank is called counter admiral. Rear admiral is usually immediately senior to commodore and immediately below vice admiral. It is ...

of the

United States Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the naval warfare, maritime military branch, service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is the world's most powerful navy with the largest Displacement (ship), displacement, at 4.5 millio ...

Naval career

Jewell was appointed an acting midshipman on November 29, 1861, when he entered the

United States Naval Academy The United States Naval Academy (USNA, Navy, or Annapolis) is a United States Service academies, federal service academy in Annapolis, Maryland. It was established on 10 October 1845 during the tenure of George Bancroft as United States Secre ...

. His class of 1865 graduated early on November 22, 1864. He served on the USS ''Colorado'', at the

Naval Observatory The United States Naval Observatory (USNO) is a scientific and military facility that produces geopositioning, navigation and timekeeping data for the United States Navy and the United States Department of Defense. Established in 1830 as the D ...

in Washington, D.C., and at the U.S. Naval Academy. During the Civil War while still at the Naval Academy, in the summer of 1863 when the nation's capital was threatened by General

Robert E. Lee Robert Edward Lee (January 19, 1807 – October 12, 1870) was a general officers in the Confederate States Army, Confederate general during the American Civil War, who was appointed the General in Chief of the Armies of the Confederate ...

's forces, he was in command of a fleet of howitzers at the US Naval Yard for the defense of Washington, D.C. Jewell was involved in peacekeeping activities from the in Seoul, Korea, Panama in 1872, and Hawaii in 1874, during the election of

King Kalākaua King is a royal title given to a male monarch. A king is an absolute monarch if he holds unrestricted governmental power or exercises full sovereignty over a nation. Conversely, he is a constitutional monarch if his power is restrained by f ...

, to negotiate the duty-free exportation of sugar to the United States. A riot occurred on election day and marines and sailors from the ''Tuscarora'' and the USS ''Portsmouth'' landed to restore order. In 1879 he was executive officer of the frigate . From January 1893 to February 1896 he was superintendent of the

Naval Gun Factory A navy, naval force, military maritime fleet, war navy, or maritime force is the branch of a nation's armed forces principally designated for naval and amphibious warfare; namely, lake-borne, riverine, littoral, or ocean-borne combat operations ...

at the

Washington Navy Yard The Washington Navy Yard (WNY) is a ceremonial and administrative center for the United States Navy, located in the federal national capital city of Washington, D.C. (federal District of Columbia). It is the oldest shore establishment / base of ...

. Jewell served with Admiral Dewey at the

Battle of Manila Bay The Battle of Manila Bay (; ), also known as the Battle of Cavite, took place on May 1, 1898, during the Spanish–American War. The American Asiatic Squadron under Commodore George Dewey engaged and destroyed the Spanish Pacific Squad ...

and later commanded the European squadron of the American Fleet in March 1904 when he was made a

. He retired in November 1904.

Dates of rank

Midshipman A midshipman is an officer of the lowest Military rank#Subordinate/student officer, rank in the Royal Navy, United States Navy, and many Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth navies. Commonwealth countries which use the rank include Royal Cana ...

: July 16, 1862 *

Ensign Ensign most often refers to: * Ensign (flag), a flag flown on a vessel to indicate nationality * Ensign (rank), a navy (and former army) officer rank Ensign or The Ensign may also refer to: Places * Ensign, Alberta, Alberta, Canada * Ensign, Ka ...

: November 1, 1866 *

Lieutenant A lieutenant ( , ; abbreviated Lt., Lt, LT, Lieut and similar) is a Junior officer, junior commissioned officer rank in the armed forces of many nations, as well as fire services, emergency medical services, Security agency, security services ...

: March 12, 1868 * Lieutenant Commander: March 26, 1869 *

Commander Commander (commonly abbreviated as Cmdr.) is a common naval officer rank as well as a job title in many army, armies. Commander is also used as a rank or title in other formal organizations, including several police forces. In several countri ...

: January 26, 1885 *

Captain Captain is a title, an appellative for the commanding officer of a military unit; the supreme leader or highest rank officer of a navy ship, merchant ship, aeroplane, spacecraft, or other vessel; or the commander of a port, fire or police depa ...

: February 1, 1898 *

Rear Admiral Rear admiral is a flag officer rank used by English-speaking navies. In most European navies, the equivalent rank is called counter admiral. Rear admiral is usually immediately senior to commodore and immediately below vice admiral. It is ...

: March 15, 1904

Personal life

He was the son of Thomas and Eleanor (Spencer) Jewell, born in Washington, D.C., on August 5, 1844. On June 15, 1871, he married Elizabeth Lindsay Poor, daughter of rear admiral

Charles Henry Poor Rear Admiral Charles Henry Poor (June 11, 1808 – November 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 ...

. They had one son Commander Charles T. Jewell (1872–1929). Admiral Jewell died July 26, 1932, at his residence in Washington, D.C. He was buried in

Arlington National Cemetery Arlington National Cemetery is the largest cemetery in the United States National Cemetery System, one of two maintained by the United States Army. More than 400,000 people are buried in its 639 acres (259 ha) in Arlington County, Virginia. ...

Gallery

File:Fourteen Retired Flag Officers.jpg, Jewell is on the right in the front row in this photograph of 13 retired U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps flag officers taken c. 1923. File:Flag officers Rear Admiral George C. Remey birthday 1926.jpg, Jewell is seated second from the right in this photo of retired flag officers taken at the 85th birthday party of Rear Admiral

George C. Remey George Collier Remey (August 10, 1841 – February 10, 1928) was a rear admiral of the United States Navy, serving in the Civil War and the Spanish–American War. Early life George Collier Remey was born at Burlington, Iowa, on August 10, 1841 ...

on August 10, 1926.

References

* T.F. Jewell, "The United States Naval Gun Factory", '' Harpers Monthly'', Vol 89, Issue 530, July 1894, pp. 251–261. * The

Morgan Report The Morgan Report was an 1894 report concluding an official U.S. Congressional investigation into the events surrounding the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom, including the alleged role of U.S. military troops (both bluejackets and marines) in ...

, the US Senate investigation into the events surrounding the Hawaiian Revolution of 1893.

External links

Summary of Jewell's Testimony - The Morgan Report
at morganreport.org
Cornell University Making of America
at cdl.library.cornell.edu {{DEFAULTSORT:Jewell, Theodore Frelinghuysen 1844 births 1932 deaths Union Navy officers American military personnel of the Spanish–American War United States Navy rear admirals United States Naval Academy alumni Burials at Arlington National Cemetery Military personnel from Washington, D.C. People of Washington, D.C., in the American Civil War