Henry L. Howison

Henry Lycurgus Howison (October 10, 1837 – December 31, 1914) was a rear admiral in the United States Navy. He was an officer in the Union Navy throughout the American Civil War, participating in the Battle of Port Royal and Battle of Mobile Bay. He later served as professor and department head at the United States Naval Academy.

Early life Henry Lycurgus Howison was born on October 10, 1837, in Washington, D.C., to Juliet Virginia (née Jackson) and Henry Howison. He then lived in Indiana and was recommended for the United States Naval Academy. Howison entered the Naval Academy on September 26, 1854, as acting midshipman and graduated on June 11, 1858. He then served as captain of the Mare Island Navy Yard from 1892 to 1893 and commander of Mare Island Navy Yard from 1893 to 1896.

In September 1901, Howison was added to a Court of Inquiry on the conduct of Commodore Winfield Scott Schley during the Spanish–American War. He was removed from the proceedings due to previous statements made against Schley's conduct.

Personal life Howison married Hannah J. Middleton on October 3, 1865.

In December 1914, Howison received an operation for intestinal obstruction at St. John's Riverside Hospital. Three weeks later, Howison died at his home, 53 Locust Hill Street in Yonkers, New York, on December 31, 1914. He was interred at Oak Hill Cemetery in Washington, D.C.