Edward J. Dorn (January 12, 1854 – December 10, 1937) was a

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in the

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Early life

On January 12, 1854, Dorn was born in

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Education

In June 1874, Dorn graduated from the

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Career

In June 1887, Dorn was promoted to a Lieutenant. Dorn was

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ed in 1895 for an incident involving the death of a gunner on . In 1901, Dorn was briefly acting-Commandant (and therefore acting-Governor) of

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while Commandant

Benjamin Franklin Tilley Benjamin Franklin Tilley (March 29, 1848March 18, 1907) was a career officer in the United States Navy who served from the end of the American Civil War through the Spanish–American War. He is best remembered as the first acting governor of Ame ...

was away on leave. On 20 April 1904, Captain Edward John Dorn took command of USS Castine. Based in part on this experience, he was appointed as the

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on December 28, 1907 and remained there until November 5, 1910. During

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, he was the head of the

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Personal life

In 1880, Dorn married Syble Halpine. On December 10, 1937, Dorn died in

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References

External links

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Two Captains, Two Regimes: Benjamin Franklin Tilley and Richard Phillips Leary, America’s Pacific Island Commanders, 1899-1901 at ijnhonline.org
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