Sumner Ely Wetmore Kittelle, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Sumner Ely Wetmore Kittelle

United States admiral

Date of Birth: 14-Jun-1867

Place of Birth: Peekskill, New York, United States

Date of Death: 29-Dec-1950

Profession: politician, military officer, genealogist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Sumner Ely Wetmore Kittelle (June 14, 1867 – December 29, 1950) was a rear admiral in the United States Navy and a veteran of the Spanish–American War and World War I.
He was also the third military Governor of the United States Virgin Islands.
Late in life, he also became an author and published a book on his family's genealogy. Kittelle was born in Peekskill, New York.
He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1889.
He was awarded the Navy Cross for his service during World War I, as commander of the battleship Georgia of the Atlantic Fleet.
He was promoted to rear admiral in 1921 and made Governor of the Virgin Islands, a position he held only until 1922.
Almost immediately on becoming governor, he sacked the civilian colonial assembly.
In 1927, while a commandant of the 16th Naval District, he exposed a plot by "communists" to destroy a shipyard at Cavite.
He retired in 1931. In 1946, Kittelle wrote The Ketel family,: Also (Ketele, Kettele, Kettel, Kittelle and Kittle), a history of his family tree.