Charles M. Thomas
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Rear Admiral Charles Mitchell Thomas
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| Born |
October 1, 1846 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Died | July 3, 1908 (aged 61) Monterey, California |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service/branch | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1865–1908 |
| Rank | Rear Admiral |
| Commands held |
USC&GS Carlile P. Patterson USS Bennington USS Lancaster USS Brooklyn USS Oregon USS Franklin Commandant 2nd Naval District U.S. Atlantic Fleet, 2nd Squadron Commander-in-Chief U.S. Atlantic Fleet |
Charles Mitchell Thomas (October 1, 1846 – July 3, 1908) was a rear admiral in the United States Navy who served for 47 years. He was briefly the Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet while it was in port at San Francisco on the tour of the Great White Fleet. He was born in Philadelphia and graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1865. He married Ruth Simpson, daughter of Admiral Edward Simpson, on November 3, 1874.
In mid-1877, unrest over economic conditions and the disputed 1876 Presidential election, led to a series of railroad strikes and riots known as the Great Railroad Strike of 1877. In July, President Rutherford B. Hayes authorized the use of the military to put down the strikes. During the conflict, Thomas was given temporary command of the receiving ship USS St. Louis stationed at League Island in Philadelphia. He provided sailors to the USS Glance and USS Pilgrim which were used in the defense of the Frankford Arsenal in northeast Philadelphia.
As a lieutenant commander he commanded the USC&GS Carlile P. Patterson from 1887 to 1889 for the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, mapping out portions of the Alaska coast and naming prominent features in the south-east of the state. Thomas Bay, which he surveyed, was named in his honor.
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