[DOC] [TLE] George Dewey - Wikipedia [PAR] George Dewey (December 26, 1837  January 16, 1917) was Admiral of the 
Navy, the only person in U.S. history to have attained the rank. Admiral Dewey is 
best known for his victory at the Battle of Manila Bay during ... As a result, he was 
assigned to one of the best ships of the old Navythe steam frigate USS Wabash
. [DOC] [TLE] This Day in History January 16, 1917 | Mystic Stamp Discovery ... [PAR] Jan 16, 2016 ... In 1854, Dewey entered the Naval Academy where he was also an excellent 
student. ... morning because Manila Bay could not be navigated safely at night. ... 
president in 1900, Dewey was made president of the General Board of the Navy 
Department, a position he held until his death on January 16, 1917. [DOC] [TLE] Recalling the "Hero of Manila Bay  Cambridge Sentinel 20 ... [PAR] For this man was the Hero of Manila Bay and his astounding victory in the far-off 
... 1917, he died. ... He was a rare development of the very best Vermont stock. ... 
to the time of his death Dewey was president of the general board of the navy... [DOC] [TLE] George Dewey facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com ... [PAR] The following year he was promoted to the rank of Commodore. ... Naval Hero. ... 
From 1900 until his death on 11 January 1917, Dewey, as the highest ranking ... 
officer of the U.S. Navy, served as president of the General Board of the Navy. ... 
Dewey's victory at Manila Bay justified, in the eyes of pronavy advocates, the... [DOC] [TLE] Battle of Manila Bay - Facts & Summary - HISTORY.com [PAR] Find out more about the history of Battle of Manila Bay, including videos, 
interesting ... On May 1, 1898, at Manila Bay in the Philippines, the U.S. Asiatic 
Squadron destroyed ... the only U.S. naval officer ever promoted to the rank of 
admiral of the Navy. ... U.S. Commodore George Dewey (1837-1917), in 
command of the U.S.... [DOC] [TLE] January 18, 1917 - NATION TO PAY ADMIRAL DEWEY HIGHEST ... [PAR] Jan 18, 1917 ... Army, Navy, and Officialdom to Participate in Funeral Serv- ... 
congress today announcing the death of the aged Spanish war hero and de- 
claring ... of Manila bay has given him a place memorable in the annals of the 
country. ... life ho was the honored president of the general board of the navy. to 
whose he... [DOC] [TLE] Dewey at Manila.. | Naval Intelligence Professionals [PAR] Battle of Manila Bay, 1 May 1898 Commodore George Dewey directing the ... 
President McKinley and the country generally were elated. ... George Dewey  
Eventually departed the Philippines in 1899 returning to a hero's welcome in the 
U.S. ... He headed the Navy's General Board until his death in 1917 and is buried 
in... [DOC] [TLE] DEWEY LOSES FIGHT WITH DP Hero of Manila Bay Passes Away ... [PAR] DEWEY LOSES FIGHT WITH DP Hero of Manila Bay Passes Away in ... Spanish 
war hero. j and by priority of grade the rank- j Ing naval officer of the world, died at 
hi ... He had not been conscious since yesterday, when he lapsed into j coma still 
... at the navy department as president of the general board, constantly in touch... [DOC] [TLE] Dewey, George - NHHC - Navy [PAR] Dec 9, 2015 ... ZB (Personnel) Files in the Navy Department Library .... where on 29 March 1900, 
he was designated President of the General Board. ... Died in Washington, DC, 
16 January 1917. ... 1 May 1898 destroyed or captured the Spanish fleet in 
Manila Bay, captured land ..... "Contacts with the Hero of Manila Bay". [DOC] [TLE] TR Center - George Dewey [PAR] George Dewey (1837-1917) was an American naval officer whose victory over 
the Spanish fleet in Manila Bay in 1898 made him a national hero. ... Instead he 
was designated President of the General Board of the Navy in 1900. ... When he 
died in 1917, Dewey was

Question: When he died in 1917 this hero of Manila Bay was president of the General Board of the Navy
Answer: George Dewey