Rear Admiral Charles Henry Poor (June 11, 1808 – November 5, 1882) was a

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officer of the mid-19th century. Born in

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, in 1808, Poor entered the Navy in 1825 and served nearly 30 years at sea. During the

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, he commanded the , , , and . He was promoted to rear admiral in 1868 and commanded the

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. Poor retired in 1870 from that post. Poor married Mattie Lindsay Stark, daughter of Dr. Robert B. Stark. His daughters Elizabeth Lindsey Poor and Annie Cunnigham Poor married rear admiral

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(on June 15, 1871) and philanthropist Charles Carroll Glover, respectively. Poor died on November 5, 1882, in Washington, D.C. He was interred at Oak Hill Cemetery in Washington, D.C.

Dates of rank

* Midshipman, 1 March 1825 *

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, 4 June 1831 * Lieutenant, 22 December 1835 * Commander, 14 September 1855 * Captain, 16 July 1862 *

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, 2 January 1863 * Rear admiral, 20 September 1868

References

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