Samuel Robison
| Samuel Shelburne Robison | |
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Admiral Samuel Shelburne Robison
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| Born |
May 10, 1867 Juniata County, Pennsylvania |
| Died | November 20, 1952 (aged 85) Glendale, California |
| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Navy
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| Years of service | 1888–1931 |
| Rank |
 Admiral
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| Commands held | Superintendent, United States Naval Academy U.S. Fleet U.S. Battle Fleet Boston Navy Yard Military Governor, Dominican Republic |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
| Awards | Navy Cross |
| Relations | Charles F. Hughes (brother-in-law) |
| Other work | Superintendent, Admiral Farragut Academy |
Admiral Samuel Shelburne Robison CB, USN (May 10, 1867 – November 20, 1952) was a United States Navy officer whose service extended from the 1890s through the early 1930s. He held several major commands during World War I, and from 1928-1931 served as Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy. In 1933, Admiral Robison also founded a Naval Preparatory Academy in Pine Beach, New Jersey called Admiral Farragut Academy.
Robison was born on May 10, 1867 in Juniata County, Pennsylvania He entered the United States Naval Academy on September 4, 1884. After finishing his academic studies at Annapolis he served the two years at sea as a Passed Naval Cadet in USS Omaha on the Asiatic Station and was commissioned ensign July 1, 1890.
In 1891 he was transferred to USS Boston, still on the Asiatic Station; and, from 1893, he served in USS Thetis until ordered to the Mare Island Navy Yard in 1895. In 1896 he returned to the Asiatic Station in Boston. In August 1899 he was assigned to the League Island Navy Yard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He joined Alabama (BB-8) September 15, 1900, and two years later was transferred to Hull (DD-7), a torpedo boat destroyer. From September 1904 to July 1906, he served with the Bureau of Equipment at Washington, D.C., then he returned to sea, serving first in Tennessee (CA-10) and later in Pennsylvania (ACR-4).
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