
Ambassador to the Soviet Union, 1942–1943. Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), 1933–1937.President Zachary Taylor distant cousin of Army four-star general Montgomery C.
(1869–1937) Great-grandfather of Navy four-star admiral James F. Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), 1930–1933.(1866–1971) Distant cousin of Air Force four-star general Charles P. Robison daughter married brother of Navy five-star admiral Chester W. (1866–1934) Brother-in-law of Navy four-star admiral Samuel S. Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), 1927–1930.
Brother-in-law of Navy four-star admiral Charles F. Naval Academy, 1928–1931 Superintendent, Admiral Farragut Academy, 1931–1948. (1867–1952) Military Governor of Santo Domingo, 1921–1922 Superintendent, U.S.
Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), 1923–1927. Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), 1919–1923. Awarded Pulitzer Prize for History, 1921. Naval Forces in European Waters, 1917–1919. Brother of Seattle Mayor Bertha Knight Landes. Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), 1915–1919. (1855–1941) Special Representative of the President in Brazil, 1918. Candidate for Democratic Party nomination for U.S. (1837–1917) Promoted to admiral, but was promoted to Admiral of the Navy,, with retroactive date of rank. President, General Board of the Navy, 1900–1917. Brother-by-adoption of Navy four-star admiral David G. (1801–1870) Brother-by-adoption of Navy four-star admiral David D. Commander, European Squadron, 1867–1868. Each entry lists the admiral's name, date of rank, active-duty positions held while serving at four-star rank, number of years of active-duty service at four-star rank ( Yrs), year commissioned and source of commission, number of years in commission when promoted to four-star rank ( YC), and other biographical notes. Entries in the following list of four-star admirals are indexed by the numerical order in which each officer was promoted to that rank while on active duty, or by an asterisk (*) if the officer did not serve in that rank while on active duty.