Rear Admiral Andrew Hull Foote-- Part 1: No Grog For You!!

From Wikipedia.

September 12, 1806 to June 26, 1863.

As a child was not a good student but showed interest in going to sea.  His father had him appointed to the USMA at West Point, but after just six months, he left and became a midshipman in the U.S. Navy.

From 1822 to 1843, he served in the Caribbean, Pacific Ocean and the Mediterranean.

Served on the USS Grumpus and while on the USS John Adams, circumnavigated the globe.  While on the USS Cumberland, he started a temperance group and became a big reason why the daily grog ration ceased in the U.S. Navy,

--Old B-Runner