George Smith Blake (March 5, 1802 – June 24, 1871) was a

commodore Commodore may refer to: Ranks * Commodore (rank), a naval rank ** Commodore (Royal Navy), in the United Kingdom ** Commodore (United States) ** Commodore (Canada) ** Commodore (Finland) ** Commodore (Germany) or ''Kommodore'' * Air commodore ...

in the

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. He was Superintendent of the

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in Annapolis, Maryland from September 15, 1857 to September 9, 1865. The USC&GS ''George S. Blake'' was named in his honor. He was elected a member of the

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in 1859.American Antiquarian Society Members Directory
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Superintendents of the United States Naval Academy 1802 births 1871 deaths Military personnel from Worcester, Massachusetts Members of the American Antiquarian Society United States Navy commodores {{US-navy-bio-stub