Bristol, Mark L. (Mark Lambert), 1868-1939

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Naval officer and diplomat.

From the description of Mark L. Bristol papers, 1882-1939 (bulk 1919-1939). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981105

Naval officer.

From the description of Mark L. Bristol papers, 1913-1918. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70979807

Biographical Note

  • 1868, Apr. 17: Born, Glassboro, N.J.
  • 1887: Graduated, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. Married Helen Beverly Moore
  • 1908: Inspector of ordnance, Naval Torpedo Station, Newport, R.I.
  • 1911: Inspector of ordnance, Whitehead Torpedo Co., England Commander, Monterey
  • 1913: Promoted to captain
  • 1913 - 1916 : Director of Naval Aeronautics
  • 1917 - 1918 : Commander, North Carolina (battleship BB-55) and Oklahoma (Battleship)
  • 1918 - 1919 : Commanding officer, United States Naval Base, Plymouth, England
  • 1919 - 1927 : Commander, U.S. Naval Detachment in Turkish Waters, and United States high commissioner to Turkey
  • 1922 - 1923 : Attended the Conference on Near East Affairs, Lausanne, Switzerland
  • 1927 - 1929 : Command of U.S. Asiatic Fleet with rank of admiral
  • 1930 - 1932 : Chairman of Executive Committee, General Board, Washington, D.C.
  • 1932: Retired, United States Navy
  • 1939, May 13: Died, Washington, D.C.

From the guide to the Mark L. Bristol Papers, 1882-1939, (bulk 1919-1939), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

Archival Resources
Role Title Holding Repository
creatorOf Bristol, Mark Lambert, 1868-1939. Correspondence with Theodore Dreiser, 1932. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel. 1798 - 2007. Moving Images Relating to Naval Activities. 1942 - 1947. BELGIAN BABIES GET TENDER CARE AT quot;ECOLE EDITH CAVELLquot; [ETC.] National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Stanford Caldwell Hooper Papers, 1899-1955, (bulk 1918-1945) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Mark L. Bristol Papers, 1882-1939, (bulk 1919-1939) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Francis Willey Kelsey Papers, 1891-1953 Bentley Historical Library
creatorOf Crosby, Sheldon Leavitt, 1879-1936. Papers, 1914-1939. Massachusetts Historical Society
referencedIn Conference on Near Eastern Affairs (1922-1923 : Lausanne, Switzerland). Conference on Near Eastern Affairs (1922-1923 : Lausanne, Switzerland) records, 1922-1923. Library of Congress
referencedIn Roger Welles Papers, 1884-1926, (bulk 1891-1926) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn William Frederick Halsey Papers, 1907-1959, (bulk 1943-1959) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Calvin Coolidge Papers, 1915-1932 Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Francis Willey Kelsey Papers, 1891-1953 Bentley Historical Library
referencedIn Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel. 1798 - 2007. Moving Images Relating to Naval Activities. 1942 - 1947. OUR NAVY IN THE NEAR EAST [ETC.] National Archives at College Park
creatorOf Francis Willey Kelsey Papers, 1891-1953 Bentley Historical Library
creatorOf Bristol, Mark L. (Mark Lambert), 1868-1939. Mark L. Bristol papers, 1913-1918. Library of Congress
Role Title Holding Repository
Relation Name
associatedWith American Peace Society. corporateBody
correspondedWith Andrews, Philip, 1866-1945 person
associatedWith Bristol family. family
associatedWith Bristol family. family
associatedWith Bristol, Helen Moore. person
associatedWith Bristol, Helen Moore. Helen Moore Bristol papers. person
correspondedWith Brown, Constantine, 1889-1966 person
correspondedWith Chambers, Washington Irving, 1856-1934 person
associatedWith Conference on Near Eastern Affairs (1922-1923 : Lausanne, Switzerland) corporateBody
correspondedWith Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933. person
associatedWith Crosby, Sheldon Leavitt, 1879-1936. person
correspondedWith Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948 person
associatedWith Democratic League of the District of Columbia. corporateBody
correspondedWith Earle, Ralph, 1874-1939 person
correspondedWith Gleaves, Albert, 1858-1937 person
correspondedWith Grew, Joseph C. (Joseph Clark), 1880-1965 person
correspondedWith Halsey, William Frederick, 1882-1959 person
correspondedWith Hawley, Alan Ramsay, 1869-1938 person
correspondedWith Hobson, Richmond Pearson, 1870-1937 person
correspondedWith Hooper, Stanford Caldwell, 1884-1955. person
associatedWith Kelsey, Francis W. (Francis Willey), b. 1858. person
correspondedWith Martin, Thomas S. (Thomas Staples), 1847-1919 person
correspondedWith McVay, Charles B. (Charles Butler), 1868-1949 person
correspondedWith Mustin, Henry Croskey, 1874-1923 person
correspondedWith Richardson, Holden Chester, 1878- person
correspondedWith Sims, William Sowden, 1858-1936 person
correspondedWith Thomas, Lucien Irving, 1876-1942 person
associatedWith United States. Naval Detachment in Turkish Waters. corporateBody
associatedWith United States. Navy corporateBody
associatedWith United States. Navy. Asiatic Fleet. corporateBody
associatedWith United States. Office of the High Commissioner for Turkey. corporateBody
correspondedWith Welles, Roger, 1862-1932. person
correspondedWith Woodhouse, Henry, 1884- person
Place Name Admin Code Country
China
Soviet Union
Florida
United States
China
Soviet Union
Middle East
Turkey
United States
Middle East
Turkey
Subject
Diplomatic and consular service, American
Drug control
Peace
Shipbuilding industry
Shipbuilding industry
Occupation
Diplomats
Naval officers
Activity

Person

Birth 1868-04-17

Death 1939-05-13

English

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