Ransford Dodsworth Bucknam (June 7, 1869 – May 27, 1915) was a Nova Scotian who became a Pasha, an admiral in the Turkish navy and vice-admiral to the Ottoman Empire. Bucknam was decorated with the Star of the Order of Osmanieh, the distinguished Service Medal, and other medals.[1]
Ransford Dodsworth Bucknam | |
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.jpg) Bucknam circa 1910 | |
| Born | June 7, 1869 |
| Died | May 27, 1915 (aged 45) |
| Other names | Pasha Bucknam |
Biography
editBucknam was born in Halls Harbour, Nova Scotia, on June 7, 1869, to Isabella Roscoe and Ezra Taylor Bucknam.[1]
He lived there until his parents both died when he was eight. He then moved with his paternal grandparents to Eatonville, Nova Scotia. He moved to the United States and married Rose Thayer on January 2, 1904, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
He joined the Turkish Navy in 1905. He most notably blockaded Tripolitania to Italian soldiers during the Italo-Turkish War. He retired from Turkish service when he was asked to renounce his United States citizenship in 1911.[1]
He then became involved in the oil business.[1]
He died from heart failure in Istanbul on May 27, 1915, after several weeks of severe illness.
Memberships
editHe was a member of the following organizations:[1]
Legacy
editHe is the namesake of Bucknam Park, Halls Harbour, Nova Scotia
References
editFurther reading
edit- "Ransford Dodsworth Bucknam". Nova Scotians At Home And Abroad: Biographical Sketches Of Over Six Hundred Native Born Nova Scotians.(Note: This reference has incorrect years of his birth and death)
- Borrettt, William C. (1945). Down East: Another Cargo of Tales Told Under The Old Town Clock. Halifax: Imperial Publishing.