List of legislators educated at the United States Naval Academy
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Over 20 graduates of the United States Naval Academy (USNA) have served as members of the United States Congress as legislators in the United States Senate or United States House of Representatives. The Naval Academy is an undergraduate college in Annapolis, Maryland with the mission of educating and commissioning officers for the Navy and Marine Corps. The Academy is often is referred to as Annapolis, while sports media refer to the Academy as Navy and the students as Midshipmen; this usage is officially endorsed.[1] During the latter half of the 19th century and the first decades of the 20th, the United States Naval Academy was the primary source of U.S. Navy and Marine Corps officers, with the Class of 1881 being the first to provide officers to the Marine Corps. Graduates of the Academy are also given the option of entering the United States Army or United States Air Force. Most Midshipmen are admitted through the congressional appointment system.[2] The curriculum emphasizes various fields of engineering.[3]
This list is drawn from graduates of the Naval Academy who became members of Congress or its equivalent in their native country. The Academy was founded in 1845 and graduated its first class in 1846. The first alumnus to graduate and go on to become a member of Congress was John Buchanan Robinson, who graduated from the Class of 1868. As of March 2009, three alumni are members of Congress: Senator John McCain (Class of 1958), Senator James H. Webb, Jr. (Class of 1968), and Representative Joe Sestak (Class of 1974). Roilo Golez (Class of 1970) served as a Congressman in his native country, the Philippines.
Over 990 noted scholars from a variety of academic fields are Academy graduates, including 45 Rhodes Scholars and 16 Marshall Scholars. Additional notable graduates include 1 President of the United States, 2 Nobel Prize recipients, 52 astronauts and 73 Medal of Honor recipients.[b]
Legislators
- "Class year" refers to the alumni's class year, which usually is the same year they graduated. However, in times of war classes often graduate early. For example, the Class of 1943 actually graduated in 1942.
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References
- General references
^ a: "Members of Congress". United States Naval Academy. 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-08.
^ b: "Notable Graduates". United States Naval Academy. 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-08.
^ c: "Medal of Honor Recipients". United States Naval Academy. 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
- Inline citations
- ^ "Apply For Nomination". United States Naval Academy. 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-08.
- ^ "Academic Education". United States Naval Academy. 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-08.
- ^ "John Buchanan Robinson Class of 1868". United States Naval Academy. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
- ^ "Robinson, John Buchanan". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. United States Congress. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
- ^ "Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont Class of 1880". United States Naval Academy. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
- ^ "Belmont, Oliver Hazard Perry". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. United States Congress. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
- ^ "John Wingate Weeks Class of 1881". United States Naval Academy. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
- ^ "Weeks, John Wingate". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. United States Congress. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
- ^ "Ovington Eugene Weller Class of 1881". United States Naval Academy. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
- ^ "Weller, Ovington Eugene". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. United States Congress. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
- ^ "Robert Beecher Howell Class of 1885". United States Naval Academy. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
- ^ "Howell, Robert Beecher". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. United States Congress. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
- ^ "Richmond P. Hobson". United States Naval Academy. Retrieved 2009-02-16.
- ^ "Medal of Honor Recipients War With Spain". Army Center for Military History. Retrieved 2009-02-26.
- ^ "Richmond Pearson Hobson Class of 1898 (sic)". United States Naval Academy. Retrieved 2009-03-03.
- ^ "Hobson, Richmond Pearson". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. United States Congress. Retrieved 2009-03-03.
- ^ "Thomas Charles Hart Class of 1897". United States Naval Academy. Retrieved 2009-03-03.
- ^ "Hart, Thomas Charles". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. United States Congress. Retrieved 2009-03-03.
- ^ "Victor S. K. Houston Class of 1897". United States Naval Academy. Retrieved 2009-03-03.
- ^ "Houston, Victor Stewart Kaleoaloha". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. United States Congress. Retrieved 2009-03-03.
- ^ "Willis Winter Bradley Class of 1907". United States Naval Academy. Retrieved 2009-02-23.
- ^ "Bradley, Willis W." Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. United States Congress. Retrieved 2009-02-23.
- ^ "Samuel Wilder King Class of 1910". United States Naval Academy. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
- ^ "King, Samuel Wilder, (1886–1959)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. United States Congress. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
- ^ "Edouard Victor Michel Izac Class of 1915". United States Naval Academy. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
- ^ "Izac, Edouard Victor Michel". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. United States Congress. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
- ^ "George William Grider Class of 1936". United States Naval Academy. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
- ^ "Grider, George William". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. United States Congress. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
- ^ "William Robert Anderson Class of 1943". United States Naval Academy. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
- ^ "Anderson, William Robert". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. United States Congress. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
- ^ "Denton, Jeremiah Andrew". Biography. POW Network. Retrieved 2009-02-15.
- ^ "Jeremiah Andrew Denton Class of 1947 (sic)". United States Naval Academy. Retrieved 2009-02-15.
- ^ "Denton, Jeremiah Andrew, Jr". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. United States Congress. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
- ^ "Peter N. Kyros Class of 1947". United States Naval Academy. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
- ^ "Kyros, Peter Nicholas". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. United States Congress. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
- ^ "Thomas C. McGrath Class of 1950". United States Naval Academy. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
- ^ "McGrath, Thomas Charles, Jr". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. United States Congress. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
- ^ "Charles Nesbit Wilson Class of 1956". United States Naval Academy. Retrieved 2009-02-12.
- ^ "Wilson, Charles". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. United States Congress. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
- ^ a b Timberg, Robert (1996-09-11). The Nightingale's Song. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster. pp. 13–14, 31. ISBN 0684826739. Retrieved 2009-02-11.
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- ^ Bernstein, Richard (1999-10-01). "Books of the Times; Standing Humbly Before a Noble Family Tradition". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
- ^ "James H. Webb Class of 1968". United States Naval Academy. Retrieved 2009-02-21.
- ^ "Webb, James H. (Jim)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. United States Congress. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
- ^ "Rep. Roilo Golez". Golez. 2005. Retrieved 2009-02-12.
- ^ "Ronald K. Machtley Class of 1970". United States Naval Academy. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
- ^ "Machtley, Ronald K." Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. United States Congress. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
- ^ "Joseph Sestak Class of 1974". United States Naval Academy. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
- ^ "Sestak, Joe". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. United States Congress. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
- ^ "Highest Ranking Veteran in Congress Calls for Repeal of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'". Reuters. 2008-05-08. Retrieved 2009-03-05.