Edward D. Taussig
Military Person
1847 – 1921
Who was Edward D. Taussig?
Edward David Taussig was a decorated Rear Admiral in the United States Navy. He is best remembered for being the officer to claim Wake Island after the Spanish-American War, as well as accepting the physical relinquishment of Guam by its indigenous governor following the Treaty of Paris in which Spain ceded Guam to the U.S. following nearly 300 years of colonial rule. Taussig briefly served as Governor of Guam. He was the first of a four-generational family of United States Naval Academy graduates that served from 1863 to 1954 including his son, Vice Admiral Joseph K. Taussig, grandson Captain Joseph K. Taussig, Jr., and great-grandson, Captain Joseph K. Taussig USMC.
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- Born
- Nov 20, 1847
St. Louis - Also known as
- Edward David Taussig
- Education
- United States Naval Academy
- Died
- Jan 29, 1921
Newport - Resting place
- United States Naval Academy Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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