William Compton Bolton

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Commodore William Compton Bolton was an officer in the United States Navy during the mid 1800s.

Born William Bolton Finch, he changed his name in 1833.

As Finch, he commanded Vincennes on her around-the-world voyage. Bolton commanded the Pensacola Navy Yard from 1836-7. In 1848, he was the commander of the Mediterranean Squadron.

He died in 1849.

His widow, Mary H. Lynch Bolton, married Charles Wilkes on October 3, 1854. Commodore Bolton sat on Wilkes' court-marital board in 1842.


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