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BENJAMIN F. SANDS

Rear-admiral United States Navy, b. at Baltimore, Md., 11 Feb., 1812; d. at
Washington, D.C., 30 June, 1883. His parents were non-Catholics and he became a
convert in 1850, having married a Catholic, Henrietta M. French, sister of
Major-General William H. French, U.S.A. He was appointed a midshipman in the
navy from his native state, 1 April, 1828, and passed through the successive
grades of promotion until he received the rank of rear-admiral, 27 April, 1871,
and was placed on the retired list on reaching the age of 62 years, 11 February,
1874. During the Civil War he held several important commands with conspicuous
success, and in 1867 was made superintendent of the Naval Observatory at
Washington. During his incumbency of this office, which lasted until 1874, he
advanced the observatory to a place equal to the most celebrated in Europe. For
many years he was a member of the Catholic Indian Bureau in Washington. Notes he
left were compiled by his son, F. B. Sands, into the book "From Reefer to Rear
Admiral". His son George H. graduated at West Point and served in the U. S.
Army. Three others, William F., F. B., and James H., also served in the navy; a
daughter, Rosa, became a Visitation nun.

JAMES HOBAN SANDS

Rear-admiral U.S.N., son of foregoing; b. at Washington, D. C., 12 July, 1845;
d. there 26 October, 1911. Following the footsteps of his father he achieved a
high reputation in the naval service for daring and seamanship. Appointed to the
Naval Academy from Maryland in 1859, from which he graduated four years later,
he served with the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron during the Civil War.
While only an ensign he was twice recommended by boards of admirals to be
advanced in grade for gallantry. After the war he had commands in the West India
Squadron, and later had charge of the Brooklyn, Boston, Philadelphia, and
Washington Navy Yards. He was made rear-admiral, 11 April, 1902, and commanded
at the Naval Academy, 1906-07, introducing a much needed reform in spite of
opposition in many quarters. This was his last active duty as he retired in 1907
after a sea service of eighteen years and four months and a shore duty of
twenty-two years. His example as a Catholic was a strong influence in the navy
in developing a spirit of tolerance towards Catholics in the service, and in
making religious practices of whatever creed more respected. His wife was Mary
Elizabeth Meade, of the famous Philadelphia family of that name, who became a
convert. His son William Franklin was United States Minister to Guatemala, and
two of his daughters, Clara and Hilda, became Religious of the Sacred Heart.

SOURCES

Am. Cath. Who's Who (St. Louis, 1911); FUREY in U. S. Cath. Hist. Soc. Hist.
Records and Studies (New York, 1911-12); Freeman's Journal (New York) files; U.
S. Naval Register.

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APA citation. Meehan, T. (1912). Sands. In The Catholic Encyclopedia. New York:
Robert Appleton Company. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13437a.htm

MLA citation. Meehan, Thomas. "Sands." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 13. New
York: Robert Appleton Company, 1912.
<http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13437a.htm>.

Transcription. This article was transcribed for New Advent by Vivek Gilbert John
Fernandez. Dedicated to the Sands family and all Catholics, past and present who
served in armed forces, as Catholics.

Ecclesiastical approbation. Nihil Obstat. February 1, 1912. Remy Lafort, D.D.,
Censor. Imprimatur. +John Cardinal Farley, Archbishop of New York.

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