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Sampson, William Thomas

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Sampson, William Thomas (1840-1902)

US naval officer. Sampson was superintendent of the US Naval Academy, 1886-89, and chief of the Bureau of Ordnance, 1893-97. He commanded the North Atlantic squadron which blockaded Santiago and landed American troops on Cuba in 1898. He commanded the Boston navy yard, 1899-1901.



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