GHERARDI, BANCROFT
\ɡəɹˈɑːdɪ], \ɡəɹˈɑːdɪ], \ɡ_ə_ɹ_ˈɑː_d_ɪ]\
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born in 1832, nephew of George Bancroft, entered the navy in 1846, was made lieutenant-commander in 1862, and in command of the " Port Royal" distinguished himself at Mobile Bay. He became a commodore in 1884, and a rear-admiral in 1886.
By John Franklin Jameson
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