The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-06-26

lieutenant in the navy early in the
War of 1872. Rear Admiral Joseph
Trilly. u Navy. was born in Ire
land. Vice-Adnntral clegg Rowan, IVA, was
born in Dublin. vice-Admiral Farra-
gut had an Irish mother, Eliza Shine,
daughter Of John. Shine, born in Ire
land. Farragut was the first to re-
ceive the title of Vice. Admiral. !.
Commodore MacCarthy, Admiral de
Ternay, and others Of the French navy ID
were Irish or. Of Irish origin. commo-
dore Murry. was presumably Of fash
origin. Commodore. chauncey also. The
o'shaughnessys. of Groth,c County Cal
way, settled in Maryland, and spelled
their name .chauncey. Rear Admiral
George Campbell Reade, born in Ire
land, distinguished himself in the f,sht
between the Constitution and Gueraere,,
l4tgsssta 1 s Seorte. Reads, sigher
psciA5at tiolh, ssod ! 1ndsspS psndenea !,
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irish origin. CAPTAIN, eeAyneharh: rnadl
large number: Of captures. iii : the
British, Channel, and was the terror
Of shipping merchants, ana. greatly
worried the government. He was born
IN. ireland, s.: ~ -
-'>.Johns Paul tMurphy) Jones was prob
ably born in:s Valencia, County Kerry.
No scotchman or Frenchman would
use the language he used as '"I'll make
a; lord of him. England, the black
hearted nation" etc. He captured six
teen English vessels in s, six weeks.
James Hogan, a. Cork man, was his
secretary and Matthew Mease, "who
fought one Of; his battles, was born in
County Tyrone" The name Paul Muir
ply, was quite common in. County
Cork. . Thomas Catesby Jones had i've
gunboats at the battle of New Orleans
under Commodore Patterson ("Mac-
Gtolla pheader'). Belonging to this
family were also General Patterson
and several governors and Colonel
Patterson; who fought at the battle of
Bunker Hill, but it :. was the famous
shipping merchant, William Patterson,
the richest man in America except
Charles Carroll, "wto shipped most Of
the powder from France" during the
Revolution. His daughter, Elizabeth
Patterson, married Jerome Bonaparte.
1t is through her that the recent at
torney general Bonaparte, has an an
cestral claim to be one. Of the found
ers Of this great republic. Patterson
Park and Patterson, N. j., are named
in their honor. s..7s..s. =
Commodore Gerry was of Irish or
igin, probably. of the Gerrys Of Bal
ingeary County Leitrirnnn. william .B.
Preston, second son Of Col. William
Preston Of Revolutionary fame, held
important positions in: the government,
one being governor Of Virginia, and
married daughter OF General Robert
Taylor Of Norfolk, Va. He was con
gresham, secretary of. war and navy
uLOS4 IASSluSuI munster LO
Spain under President Buchanan, and
was related to the generals Of his
name; and General Johnston. Col. VIII
liam Preston Of the Revolution was
born in Donegal. John Boyle was, ex-
lied to America for. the part he took
in the Irish rebellion Of 1898. He died
in 1913. His home was at Largey
i County Antrim His son was, commo-
dore Junius j.. Boyle, born in Mary
land; he deeply loved Ireland.
Stephen Decatur's mother was Pine
which made him half Irish. commo-
Idore Henry Eagle was commander o.
the Royal Legion, and was Of Irist
origin. Commodore ,Whipple was 4 q
/ kinsman@ of the Irish sisner Of tn.
Declaration of Independence.
Il Admiral Sir William Penn was: borr
in Z Macroom Castle. Macroom. coun.
l,ty Cork. His. nrst governor wa,