Rear Admiral John Rodgers, 

 U.S. Navy (1812- 1882) 



Son of Commodore John Rodgers, he entered the Navy as a 

 midshipman in 1828. In 1853 he was placed in command of the 

 USS John Hancock and joined Commodore Cadwalader 

 Ringgold's Northern Pacific and Arctic Surveying Expedition 

 (1853 - 1856). In 1854 serious illness compelled Commodore 

 Ringgold to relinquish command of the expedition to Rodgers, 

 then a Lieutenant. Promoted to Rear Admiral in 1869, Rodgers 

 also saw duty as Commander of the Naval Observatory. 



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