serviceyears laterwork branch commands death_place death_date birth_place allegiance battles birth_date placeofburial rank image article_title name
1870 -- 1913 ; 1918 -- 1919 new hampshire house of representatives 1921 -- 1927 united states navy * alliance 1875 6 manchester , new hampshire 20 march 1931 hartford , connecticut united states of america * spanish -- american war 13 february 1851 mount auburn cemetery , cambridge and watertown , massachusetts 35px rear admiral radm joseph b. murdock close-up . jpg joseph b. murdock
 joseph b. murdock
joseph b. murdock

rear admiral joseph ballard murdock -lrb- 13 february 1851 -- 20 march 1931 -rrb- , sometimes spelled murdoch , was an officer in the united states navy .
he fought in the spanish -- american war , was commander-in-chief of the united states asiatic fleet , and came out of retirement to serve during world war i .
in retirement , he was a member of the new hampshire house of representatives .
he also was an author of books on naval and scientific subjects .
