Joseph B. Murdock

Joseph B. Murdock
Born	(1851-02-13)13 February 1851 Hartford, Connecticut, US
Died	20 March 1931(1931-03-20) (aged 80) Manchester, New Hampshire, US
Buried	Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge and Watertown, Massachusetts
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Navy
Years of service	1870–1913; 1918–1919
Rank	Rear Admiral
Commands	USS Alliance USS Denver (CL-16) USS Rhode Island (BB-17) New York Navy Yard Third Naval District Battleship Division Three, U.S. Atlantic Fleet Second Division, U.S. Atlantic Fleet United States Asiatic Fleet
Battles/wars	Spanish–American War Battle of Santiago de Cuba World War I
Other work	New Hampshire House of Representatives 1921–1927

Rear Admiral Joseph Ballard Murdock (13 February 1851 – 20 March 1931), sometimes spelled Murdoch, was an officer in the United States Navy. He fought in the Spanish–American War, was Commander-in-Chief of the United States Asiatic Fleet, and came out of retirement to serve during World War I. In retirement, he was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives. He also was an author of books on naval and scientific subjects.