Montgomery M. Taylor
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Rear Admiral Montgomery M. Taylor with humorist Will Rogers
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| Born |
October 13, 1869 Washington, D.C. |
| Died | October 21, 1952 (aged 83) Bethesda Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland |
| Place of burial | Arlington National Cemetery |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service/branch | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1890–1936 |
| Rank |
 Admiral
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| Commands held | United States Asiatic Fleet Control Fleet Scouting Fleet |
| Battles/wars |
Spanish–American War World War I |
| Relations |
Zachary Taylor (great-uncle) Montgomery C. Meigs (grandfather) Montgomery Meigs (cousin) |
Montgomery Meigs Taylor (October 13, 1869 – October 21, 1952) was an admiral in the United States Navy from 1890 to 1933. He fought in the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish–American War, and later commanded the Control Fleet and the Scouting Fleet. He served as Commander in Chief of the United States Asiatic Fleet from 1931 to 1933.
Taylor was born on October 13, 1869, in Washington, D.C., to Joseph Hancock and Mary Meigs Taylor. He was born in the house of his grandfather, Montgomery C. Meigs, Quartermaster General of the United States Army during the American Civil War, for whom he was also named. His grand-uncle was President Zachary Taylor. His brother was John R. M. Taylor, an officer in the United States Army during the Philippine–American War.
Taylor grew up in Washington, where he attended public school.
He was appointed to the United States Naval Academy in 1886, where he was an outstanding halfback on the first football team to be fielded by the school. He graduated in 1890, and was to have trained aboard the USS Galena (1880) but it was wrecked before he could join it. He spent the next two years being shunted from the USS Richmond (1860) to the USS Enterprise (1874) and finally to the USS Chicago (1885). He was appointed an ensign in 1892, and his first assignment was aboard the USS Baltimore (C-3). He also served short stints about the USS Monongahela (1862), USS Essex (1874), and USS Thetis (1881).
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