Rear Admiral, United States Navy
Age 69 years, 8 months, 29 days. Buried February 26, 1916.
Date of birth per January 19, 1915 passport application.
On September 24, 1869 he entered the United States Navy as an Assistant Paymaster. In 1874 he became a passed Assistant Paymaster and in 186 was promoted to the rank of Paymaster. In 1908 he became Pay Director with the rank of Rear Admiral and retired the same year. He served at the New York Navy Yard and did 18 years of sea duty. On April 25, 1872 he married Annie Grant Dodge, daughter of Charles Dodge and Elizabeth Grant Davidson Dodge.
Source: The Genealogy of the Boggs Family.
The Evening Star Monday, November 22, 1915
Pay Director L.G. Boggs, U.S. Navy, Dies In Paris
Was Native of Washington and Had Been Ill for Months
Veteran of Civil War
Pay Director Lawrence G. Boggs, United States Navy, is dead at his temporary residence in Paris, France, according to cable advices received here today. He had been in bad health for several months. Pay Director Boggs was born in this city April 5, 1846 and served as a Paymaster's Clerk in the Volunteer Navy in the Civil War. In September 1869, he was appointed to the Navy Pay Corps and reached the highest grade of Pay Director, with the rank of Rear Admiral, in September 1902. He had more than eighteen years' sea service and cruised in all parts of the world. During the Spanish War, he was attached to the cruiser Columbia. His last active service was at the New York Navy Yard. He was retired for age in April 1908.
Age 69 years, 8 months, 29 days. Buried February 26, 1916.
Date of birth per January 19, 1915 passport application.
On September 24, 1869 he entered the United States Navy as an Assistant Paymaster. In 1874 he became a passed Assistant Paymaster and in 186 was promoted to the rank of Paymaster. In 1908 he became Pay Director with the rank of Rear Admiral and retired the same year. He served at the New York Navy Yard and did 18 years of sea duty. On April 25, 1872 he married Annie Grant Dodge, daughter of Charles Dodge and Elizabeth Grant Davidson Dodge.
Source: The Genealogy of the Boggs Family.
The Evening Star Monday, November 22, 1915
Pay Director L.G. Boggs, U.S. Navy, Dies In Paris
Was Native of Washington and Had Been Ill for Months
Veteran of Civil War
Pay Director Lawrence G. Boggs, United States Navy, is dead at his temporary residence in Paris, France, according to cable advices received here today. He had been in bad health for several months. Pay Director Boggs was born in this city April 5, 1846 and served as a Paymaster's Clerk in the Volunteer Navy in the Civil War. In September 1869, he was appointed to the Navy Pay Corps and reached the highest grade of Pay Director, with the rank of Rear Admiral, in September 1902. He had more than eighteen years' sea service and cruised in all parts of the world. During the Spanish War, he was attached to the cruiser Columbia. His last active service was at the New York Navy Yard. He was retired for age in April 1908.
Rear Admiral, United States Navy
Age 69 years, 8 months, 29 days. Buried February 26, 1916.
Date of birth per January 19, 1915 passport application.
On September 24, 1869 he entered the United States Navy as an Assistant Paymaster. In 1874 he became a passed Assistant Paymaster and in 186 was promoted to the rank of Paymaster. In 1908 he became Pay Director with the rank of Rear Admiral and retired the same year. He served at the New York Navy Yard and did 18 years of sea duty. On April 25, 1872 he married Annie Grant Dodge, daughter of Charles Dodge and Elizabeth Grant Davidson Dodge.
Source: The Genealogy of the Boggs Family.
The Evening Star Monday, November 22, 1915
Pay Director L.G. Boggs, U.S. Navy, Dies In Paris
Was Native of Washington and Had Been Ill for Months
Veteran of Civil War
Pay Director Lawrence G. Boggs, United States Navy, is dead at his temporary residence in Paris, France, according to cable advices received here today. He had been in bad health for several months. Pay Director Boggs was born in this city April 5, 1846 and served as a Paymaster's Clerk in the Volunteer Navy in the Civil War. In September 1869, he was appointed to the Navy Pay Corps and reached the highest grade of Pay Director, with the rank of Rear Admiral, in September 1902. He had more than eighteen years' sea service and cruised in all parts of the world. During the Spanish War, he was attached to the cruiser Columbia. His last active service was at the New York Navy Yard. He was retired for age in April 1908.
Age 69 years, 8 months, 29 days. Buried February 26, 1916.
Date of birth per January 19, 1915 passport application.
On September 24, 1869 he entered the United States Navy as an Assistant Paymaster. In 1874 he became a passed Assistant Paymaster and in 186 was promoted to the rank of Paymaster. In 1908 he became Pay Director with the rank of Rear Admiral and retired the same year. He served at the New York Navy Yard and did 18 years of sea duty. On April 25, 1872 he married Annie Grant Dodge, daughter of Charles Dodge and Elizabeth Grant Davidson Dodge.
Source: The Genealogy of the Boggs Family.
The Evening Star Monday, November 22, 1915
Pay Director L.G. Boggs, U.S. Navy, Dies In Paris
Was Native of Washington and Had Been Ill for Months
Veteran of Civil War
Pay Director Lawrence G. Boggs, United States Navy, is dead at his temporary residence in Paris, France, according to cable advices received here today. He had been in bad health for several months. Pay Director Boggs was born in this city April 5, 1846 and served as a Paymaster's Clerk in the Volunteer Navy in the Civil War. In September 1869, he was appointed to the Navy Pay Corps and reached the highest grade of Pay Director, with the rank of Rear Admiral, in September 1902. He had more than eighteen years' sea service and cruised in all parts of the world. During the Spanish War, he was attached to the cruiser Columbia. His last active service was at the New York Navy Yard. He was retired for age in April 1908.
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