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Luke McNamee
Naval Governor of Guam
In office
November 2, 1905 – December 3, 1906
Preceded byGeorge Leland Dyer
Succeeded byTemplin Potts
Personal details
Born(1871-08-04)August 4, 1871
Navy Cross
Legion of Honour
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/serviceUnited States Navy Seal United States Navy
Rank Admiral
Commands

Luke McNamee (April 4, 1871 – December 30, 1952)

Navy Cross, and later the Legion of Honour
.

Earlier on his career, he served as governor, and expanded funding for fighting the infectious diseases running through the native population. He represented the U.S. Navy as a delegate to the

Director of the Office of Naval Intelligence. He was promoted to full admiral after being placed in charge of the Battle Fleet. After this command, he served as President of the Naval War College
before retiring in 1934. After leaving the navy, he became president and Chairman of the Mackay Radio and Telegraph Company, where he aggressively expanded telegraph and radio service overseas.

Naval career

McNamee had a 42-year career in the

lieutenant on July 1, 1900.[3] He served as executive officer of the USS Princeton during the Spanish–American War.[2]

In 1901, he served aboard the battleship USS Oregon.[4] From 1905 to 1908, he was assigned to the Guam Naval Station, after which he served as the naval inspector to General Electric works (in Schenectady, New York and Massachusetts) and the navigator of the USS Nevada.[2][4] After serving as the first commanding officer of the USS Sacramento,[5] he was promoted to captain in 1917. While on the Sacramento, he commanded all Navy forces in the Gulf of Mexico, though this only consisted of seven gunboats.[6]

After his promotion, he served as chief of staff to the commander of the

Paris Peace Conference.[2]

In 1921, he served as commanding officer of the

Battle Force.[2]

On June 3, 1933, he became President of the

Navy Cross and the French Legion of Honour.[2]

Governorship

McNamee twice served as acting

Governor of Guam: first from November 2, 1905, to December 3, 1906, and again from October 3, 1907, to December 28, 1907.[9]

As governor, he urged the United States Secretary of the Navy to invest in the control of leprosy and other infectious diseases on the island, arguing that this would be in the best interest of Navy finances, as it would protect paid personnel's productivity and the native Chamorro population, a group the navy thought could provide cheap labor.[10]

Business career and later life

After leaving the navy, McNamee became president of the Mackay Radio and Telegraph Company in 1934. He aggressively expanded the company by modernizing its overseas operations. He extended service on government and private vessels using the company's equipment as well.[2] In 1940, he led negotiations with labor unions after they shut down company operations, and was able to reach an agreement.[11]

On May 19, 1950, he became

International Telephone and Telegraph.[2]

After retiring, McNamee lived in

Herbert Livingston Satterlee as chairman of the executive committee of the Marine Museum of the City of New York.[13]

Awards

Personal life

Luke McNamee was born to Michael and Anne Amelia (née Garvey) McNamee in Mount Hope, Wisconsin in 1871.

On October 22, 1903, at Saint Cecilia's Church in Boston, Massachusetts, McNamee married Dorothy Swinburne (born 1880, Erie County, Pennsylvania), the daughter of Admiral William T. Swinburne. The McNamees had no children.[14][15][16]

For much of his life, he lived in Wisconsin, though he later moved to Jamestown, Rhode Island.[4] He spent the last two years of his life as a patient of the Naval Station Newport Hospital in Newport, Rhode Island.[citation needed]

On December 30, 1952, McNamee died at

Arlington, Virginia
. His widow, Dorothy, died on November 21, 1965 (aged 85) and was interred beside her husband in Arlington National Cemetery. [14][2][17]

References

  1. ^ Hooper, Franklin Henry; Yust, Walter (1953). "Britannica book of the year". books.google.co.uk. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Admiral M'Namee Dead in Newport: Former Head of Mackay Radio, Adviser at 1919 Paris Peace Parley, in Navy 42 Years". The New York Times. New York City. The New York Times Company. December 31, 1952. p. 15. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
  3. ^ a b Hamersly, Lewis Randolph (1902). The Records of Living Officers of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. L.R. Hamersly Company. p. 319. Retrieved November 12, 2010.
  4. ^ a b c "M'Namee Retired; In Navy 40 Years". The New York Times. New York City. The New York Times Company. May 10, 1934. p. 10. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
  5. Naval History & Heritage Command. Archived from the original
    on December 8, 2010. Retrieved November 8, 2010.
  6. ^ "Mexican Officials Want Americans Quit Yaqui Valley". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. Spartanburg, South Carolina. The New York Times Company. 23 June 1915. p. 3. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
  7. ^ "Rear Admiral Stephen B. Luce". Newport, Rhode Island: Naval War College. Archived from the original on November 30, 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
  8. ^ "1930-1939". Chronology of Courses and Significant Events. Newport, Rhode Island: Naval War College. Archived from the original on June 14, 2010. Retrieved November 8, 2010.
  9. ^ "Naval Era Governors of Guam". Guampedia. Guam: University of Guam. August 10, 2010. Archived from the original on July 11, 2011. Retrieved October 29, 2010.
  10. ISBN 0-8248-2808-9
    . Retrieved November 12, 2010.
  11. ^ "Mackay Service Back to Normal: Radio Company Settles Dispute with Its Workers". The New York Times. New York City. The New York Times Company. February 2, 1940. p. 21. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
  12. ^ "New Link to Bermuda: Direct Radio-Telegraph Service May Be Opened Monday". The New York Times. New York City. The New York Times Company. August 6, 1942. p. 29. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
  13. ^ "M'Namee Gets New Post: Admiral Heads Marine Museum Executive Committee". The New York Times. New York City. The New York Times Company. March 29, 1948. p. 39. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
  14. ^ a b c d "Luke McNamee, Admiral, U.S. Navy". militaryhallofhonor.com. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  15. ^ "Dorothy Swinburne". familysearch.org. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  16. ^ "Personal Matters". Army and Navy Register. October 31, 1903. p. 8. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  17. Newspapers.com. Open access icon

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Preceded by President of the Naval War College
3 June 1933–29 May 1934 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Naval Governor of Guam

1905–1906 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Naval Governor of Guam
1905–1906 		Succeeded by
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