Cameron Winslow Admiral Cameron McRae Winslow ( 29 July 1854 – 2 January 1932 ) served in the United States Navy during the Spanish - American War and World War I . A son of Commander Francis Winslow ( I ) ( 1818 – 1862 ) , he was a first cousin once removed of Rear Admiral John A . Winslow , who served in the Civil War ( Cameron ' s father , who also fought in the Civil War , and died of Yellow Fever in 1862 while in command of the USS R . R . Cuyler ( 1860 ) , was a first cousin of John A . Winslow . ) Biography . Cameron McRae Winslow was born in Washington , D . C . . His older brother was Lt . Francis Winslow ( II ) USN ; his younger brother , Arthur Winslow , was the grandfather of the Pulitzer Prize - winning poet Robert Lowell . He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1874 , after which followed years of extensive sea duty . He was married to Theodora Havemeyer ( c . 1877 - 1945 ) , one of the many children of sugar baron Theodore A . Havemeyer and Emilie De Loosey Havemeyer . They had a son , Lieutenant Cameron McRae Winslow Jr . During the 1898 war with Spain , then - Lieutenant Winslow served on board " Nashville " . He was commended for extraordinary heroism when , on 11 May 1898 , he commanded a boat expedition from " Nashville " and " Marblehead " which succeeded in cutting two submarine cables off Cienfuegos , Cuba , which linked Cuba with Europe . Despite withering enemy fire from point - blank range , which resulted in a bullet wound to his hand , Winslow retained command throughout the engagement . Winslow commanded " Charleston " from 1905 to 1907 and battleship " New Hampshire " from 1908 to 1909 . Winslow did not sail on the around - the - world cruise of the Great White Fleet . When the fleet returned to the US in 1909 , Winslow and the " New Hampshire " joined the fleet for its formal military review before President Roosevelt . Promoted to rear admiral on 14 September 1911 , Winslow was Commander in Chief , United States Pacific Fleet , from 13 September 1915 until 29 July 1916 when he was retired due to the statutory age limit ( while in command of the Pacific Fleet , he held four - star Admiral rank pursuant to a 1915 law that designated holders of certain commands to temporary 4 - star rank ; see List of United States Navy four - star admirals ) . Recalled to active duty in World War I , he served as Inspector of Naval Districts on the Atlantic coast until again retiring on 11 November 1919 . Post - Naval Career . Following the 1908 death of his oldest brother , Lt . Francis Winslow ( II ) USN , Rear Admiral Winslow became a member of the Society of the Cincinnati in the State of New Hampshire , representing his direct ancestor Major General John Stark . The Admiral ' s younger brother , Arthur Winslow , also joined the Society , representing the General ' s oldest son , Major Caleb Stark . Winslow was also a member of the Military Order of Foreign Wars and the Naval Order of the United States . Rear Admiral Winslow died in Boston , Massachusetts . The first two ships named USS " Winslow " honored his cousin , Rear Admiral John Ancrum Winslow , and " Winslow " ( DD - 359 ) honored Rear Admiral Cameron McRae Winslow as well . Admiral Winslow ' s full dress uniform is on display at the Artillery Company of Newport museum in Newport , Rhode Island .