James Findlay Schenck | |
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Born | Franklin, Ohio | June 11, 1807
Died | December 21, 1882 Dayton, Ohio | (aged 75)
Place of burial | Woodland Cemetery, Dayton, Ohio |
Allegiance | United States of America |
Service | United States Navy |
Years of service | 1825–1869 |
Rank | Rear admiral |
Commands | Saginaw St. Lawrence Powhatan |
Battles / wars | Mexican–American War American Civil War |
Relations | Robert C. Schenck (brother) |
James Findlay Schenck (June 11, 1807 – December 21, 1882) was a rear admiral in the United States Navy who served in the Mexican–American War and the American Civil War. His younger brother, Robert C. Schenck, was a Union Army general and a United States Ambassador to Brazil.