Samuel Livingston Breese
| Samuel Livingston Breese | |
|---|---|
| Born |
August 6, 1794 Utica, New York |
| Died | December 17, 1870 (aged 76) Mount Airy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Place of burial | Forest Hill Cemetery, Utica |
| Allegiance |
 United States
|
| Service/branch |
 United States Navy
|
| Years of service | 1810–1862 |
| Rank |
 Rear Admiral
|
| Commands held |
USS Cumberland USS Albany Mediterranean Squadron |
| Battles/wars |
War of 1812 Mexican–American War American Civil War |
Samuel Livingston Breese (August 6, 1794 – December 17, 1870) was a Rear Admiral in the United States Navy. His active-duty career included service in the War of 1812, the Mexican–American War, and the American Civil War.
He was born in Utica, New York, the son of Arthur Breese and Catherine Livingston, and brother to Senator Sidney Breese of Illinois. He attended Union College as part of the Class of 1813, but did not graduate. Breese was appointed midshipman in the United States Navy on September 10, 1810. During the War of 1812, he served under Commodore Thomas McDonough at the Battle of Lake Champlain, and for gallant conduct at Plattsburgh received a sword and a vote of thanks from the United States Congress.
He was commissioned as Lieutenant on April 28, 1816, Commander in December, 1835, and Captain on September 8, 1841. He was attached to the Philadelphia Navy Yard in 1836, and to the naval rendezvous at Baltimore in 1841.
Breese was twice married, and had no children from either marriage. In about 1825, Breese married his first wife, Frances Hogan Stout (1806 – January 8, 1853), the daughter of Jacob Stout and Fanny Carpender. Widowed, he remarried on June 21, 1855, to his second wife, Emma Lovett (March 9, 1819–July 30, 1892), daughter of Thomas Sydney Lovett and Louisa Doubleday. She survived him.
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