Born at Washington, D.C. on December 17, 1846, the son of an Army Brigadier General who graduated from West Point, he entered the United States Naval Academy in 1862.
He was commissioned a Rear Admiral, November 2, 1906. His service included: Asiatic, Atlantic and European Stations; Command of the USS Bear, 1884, in the rescue of the Greeley Expedition Party, 1889. He commanded the USS Thistis, and reached Point Barrow and received sealing crews captured on the Yukon River, the murderers of Arch Bishop Seghers. He then conveyed the remains of the Ecclesiastic to Victoria, British Columbia for burial.
He commanded the USS Petrac, Asiatic Station, during the China-Japan War and he protected Catholic Sisters and orphans from Chinese mobs. He commanded the USS Yosemite during the Spanish-American War and was Naval Attache at the Court of St. James (England) for four years.
He commanded the 2nd Division, North Atlantic Fleet, for the first part of a cruise around the world. Having downed his flag in Hong Kong, China, November 18, 1908, he retired on December 7, 1908 after 56 years of honorable service.
He died at Newport, Rhode Island, on July 15, 1917 and was buried in Section 2 of Arlington National Cemetery.
His wife, Blanche Willis Emory (July 5, 1856-June 17, 1935) and his son, William Hemsley Emory III (no dates on footstone) are buried with him.
EMORY, WILLIAM H
REAR ADMR USN RTD
- DATE OF DEATH: 07/15/1917
- BURIED AT: SECTION E DIV SITE LOT 962
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
EMORY, BLANCHE WID/O WILLIAM HEMSLEY
- DATE OF DEATH: 06/17/1935
- BURIED AT: SECTION EAST SITE 962
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY - WIFE OF WH EMORY, REAR ADMIRAL USN
EMORY, JENNETTE HEMSLEY D/O WM H
- DATE OF DEATH: 04/12/1887
- BURIED AT: SITE LOT 962
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY - DAUGHTER OF WH EMORY, RADM USN RTD
EMORY, WILLIAM HENSLEY S/O WILLIAM H
- DATE OF DEATH: 01/16/1879
- BURIED AT: SITE LOT 962
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY - SON OF WH EMORY, RADM USN RTD
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