Andrew A. Harwood
Andrew Allen Harwood (October 9, 1802 – August 28, 1884) was an admiral in the United States Navy.
Early life and education
Harwood was born on October 9, 1802, in Settle Farm, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. He was the son of John Edmund Harwood and Elizabeth Franklin Bache. His maternal grandparents were Sarah Franklin Bache and Richard Bache. He was a great-grandson of Benjamin Franklin, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, and Deborah Read. He had his early education in local schools.
At the age of 16, Harwood was appointed a
After 1855 Captain Harwood served in shore posts, among them a tour as Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrography in 1858–1862. Promoted to commodore in mid-1862, he was in charge of the Washington Navy Yard and the Potomac Flotilla until December 1863.
Commodore Harwood subsequently was appointed as a member of the Board of Examiners and Secretary of the Light House Board, remaining on the job in retired status from October 1864 onward. Beginning in 1869, when he was promoted to rear admiral on the Retired List, he held legal positions, concluding with a year as the Navy's Judge Advocate in 1870–1871. During retirement he served as secretary of the light house board, and a member of the examining board from 1864 till 1869, when he was made rear admiral on the retired list. During the American Civil War he prepared a work on "Summary Courts-Martial," and published the "Law and Practice of United States Navy Courts-Martial" (1867).
Relatives
He was the nephew of
Death
Rear Admiral Andrew A. Harwood died in Marion, Massachusetts, on August 28, 1884.[2] He is buried in a family plot in Marion, Massachusetts.
Notes
- ^ "US People--Harwood, Andrew A. (1802–1884)". www.ibiblio.org. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ^ "REAR-ADMIRAL HARWOOD DEAD" (PDF). The New York Times. Retrieved 29 October 2017.