Bryan had little opposition for the nomination after Spanish-American War hero Admiral George Dewey dropped out in May after being quoted in newspapers that he thought the President's job would be easy, because the president merely followed the orders of Congress to enforce laws.
He was born in Bellows Falls, Vermont and entered Norwich University in 1852 where he roomed with a young cadet named George Dewey who later became famous as an Admiral.
It is believed that the name was changed to Dewey Beach following the 1898 Battle of Manilla (Spanish American War) when Admiral George Dewey became a national hero.
In 1899 he officiated at the welcome home ceremony in Bennington for Admiral George Dewey, hero of the Spanish American War.
He served under then-Commodore George Dewey (NU 1855) in the Asiatic Fleet, and distinguished himself in service during the Spanish-American War.
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While the war mostly focused on Cuba, the United States Navy's Asiatic Squadron was in Hong Kong, and commanded Commodore George Dewey, it sailed for the Philippines, one of two Spanish colonies in the Pacific (the other being Guam).
Revenue Cutter McCulloch served under George Dewey in the Battle of Manila during the Spanish-American War, and Coast Guard Cutter McCulloch served in World War II and the Vietnam War.
After George Dewey defeated the Spanish navy at the Battle of Manila Bay in 1898, the U.S. began to organize ground forces to attack and capture the city of Manila.
The Admiral of the Navy George Dewey Award is an annual award of the Naval Order of the United States to honor a U.S. citizen eligible for regular membership in the Naval Order, who, while acting in a civilian capacity in a senior Federal government position, has established a record of exemplary service that sets that individual apart from his or her peers.
The medal was struck by Tiffany & Co. The front, or obverse, depicts a bust of Commodore George Dewey.
At this writing he is a popular preacher, who will always believe it was a most providential thing for our country that turned him aside from blocking the entrance of George Dewey to the Naval Academy at Annapolis.