Gilbert C. Wiltse
American naval officer
About Gilbert C. Wiltse
Lived 1838 – 1893 (aged 54). Gilbert C. Wiltse was an American.
Gilbert Cornwall Wiltse (November 26, 1838 – April 26, 1893) was an American naval officer. He was known for his command of USS Boston during the Overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom.
Early life Gilbert Cornwall Wiltse was born on November 26, 1838, in Binghamton, New York, to Gilbert Wiltse. Wiltse was appointed to the United States Naval Academy from New York and graduated on September 20, 1855.
Wiltse served on the steamer USS Agawam from 1866 to 1867. He served on the apprentice ship USS Saline from 1867 to 1868. Wiltse served in the New York Navy Yard from 1868 to 1869. He served on the monitor USS Saugus of the North Atlantic Fleet from 1869 to 1870 and the Pensacola Navy Yard from 1870 to 1872. After Honolulu, Wiltse moved back to Washington, D.C., and then back to his family in New York City.
Wiltse died on April 26, 1893, following brain congestion at his home on 42 East 53rd Street in New York City.
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Who was Gilbert C. Wiltse?
American naval officer (1838–1893)
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Gilbert C. Wiltse was born on 26 November 1838 in New York City.
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Gilbert C. Wiltse died on 26 April 1893.
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Gilbert C. Wiltse was American.
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