Harry C. Claiborne
American lighthouse keeper
About Harry C. Claiborne
Lived 1859 – 1918 (aged 58–59).
Harry C. Claiborne (January 1859 - 1918) was an American lighthouse keeper. He began his career as assistant keeper of the Southwest Pass Light in Louisiana in 1887. In 1889 he was made head keeper of the Pass a l'Outre Light. In 1895 he was transferred to the Bolivar Point Light near Galveston, Texas. He was on duty when the Galveston Hurricane hit the station on September 8, 1900. In 1915, he again cared for 50 hurricane refugees who took shelter in the tower.
Claiborne died on duty at the Bolivar Point station in 1918.
Legacy A United States Coast Guard coastal buoy tender, USCGC Harry Claiborne, WLM-561, based in Galveston, Texas, is named after him.
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Who was Harry C. Claiborne?
American lighthouse keeper (1859–1918)
When was Harry C. Claiborne born?
Harry C. Claiborne was born in 1859.
When did Harry C. Claiborne die?
Harry C. Claiborne died in 1918.
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