Rear Admiral Charles Henry Poor (June 11, 1808 – November 5, 1882) was a U.S. Navy officer of the mid-19th century.

Charles Henry Poor
Born(1808-06-11)June 11, 1808
Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedNovember 5, 1882(1882-11-05) (aged 74)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Place of burial
Oak Hill Cemetery
Washington, D.C., U.S.
AllegianceUnited States of America
Service / branch United States Navy
Years of service1825–1870
Rank Rear admiral
CommandsBrooklyn
Roanoke
St. Louis
Saranac
North Atlantic Squadron
Battles / warsAmerican Civil War
Spouse(s)Mattie Lindsay Stark
Children2

Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1808, Poor entered the Navy in 1825 and served nearly 30 years at sea. During the Civil War, he commanded the Brooklyn,[1] Roanoke, St. Louis,[1][2] and Saranac.[3] He was promoted to rear admiral in 1868 and commanded the North Atlantic Squadron. Poor retired in 1870 from that post.

Poor married Mattie Lindsay Stark, daughter of Dr. Robert B. Stark.[4] His daughters Elizabeth Lindsey Poor and Annie Cunnigham Poor married rear admiral Theodore Frelinghuysen Jewell (on June 15, 1871) and philanthropist Charles Carroll Glover, respectively. Poor died on November 5, 1882, in Washington, D.C. He was interred at Oak Hill Cemetery in Washington, D.C.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Civil War Naval Chronology 1861". usnlp.org. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
  2. ^ "Naval History of the Civil War April 1861". historycentral.com. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
  3. ^ "Civil War Naval Officers". history.navy.mil. Archived from the original on 3 July 1998. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
  4. ^ a b "Oak Hill Cemetery, Georgetown, D.C. (Amphitheater) - Lot 146 East" (PDF). Oak Hill Cemetery. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-03-02. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
  5. ^ "US Navy Officers: 1778–1900 (P)". history.navy.mil. Archived from the original on 23 June 2006. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
Military offices
Preceded by Commander-in-Chief, North Atlantic Squadron
19 August 1869–9 June 1870
Succeeded by