Conway Hillyer Arnold

Conway Hillyer Arnold, USN, (November 14, 1848 – July 16, 1917) was a rear admiral of the United States Navy, in command of the Third Squadron of the Atlantic Fleet in 1910.

Early life Arnold was born on November 14, 1848, in New York to Commander Henry Nathan Tewkesbury and Cornelia Van Vleck Sleight.

Career In 1867, he graduated from the United States Naval Academy,

On January 30, 1908 he was promoted to rear admiral. On September 26, 1908 he was given command of the third squadron of the Atlantic Fleet and was assigned as president of the naval examination and retirement boards on June 17, 1909.

Arnold retired from the Navy on November 14, 1910, having reached the mandatory retirement age of 62.

Personal life and family On November 17, 1870, he married Fannie Wood of Raleigh, North Carolina, daughter of William W. W. Wood, Engineer in Chief of the United States Navy. in Denver, Colorado, possibly of tuberculosis.

Arnold was a companion of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States and a member of the Society of the Cincinnati. He was also a member of the Military Order of the Carabao. He was also a member of the Aztec Club of 1847 by right of his father's service in the Mexican American War and was also a member of the New York Yacht Club.

Death and legacy Arnold died on July 16, 1917, in New York City and was survived by his wife, Fannie and his two grandchildren.