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has gloss | eng: Thomas Tingey Craven (1808–1887) was a 19th century United States Navy officer who rose to prominence during the Civil War. He was son of Tunis Craven, a navy purser, and Hannah (Tingey) Craven, the daughter of Commodore Thomas Tingey, a longtime commandant of the Washington Navy Yard. His brother Tunis Craven also joined the navy, and perished with the Tecumseh at the Battle of Mobile. Another brother, Alfred Wingate, was a noted civil engineer. He, like his brothers, was a graduate of the American Literary, Scientific, and Military Academy, the forerunner of Norwich University, entering in 1822 and graduating in December 1823. |
lexicalization | eng: Thomas Tingey Craven |
instance of | c/United States Navy officers |
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