Stephen Russell Mallory (1812 - 1873)

Born 1812 in Trinidad, British West Indies

Husband of Angela Sylvania (Moreno) Mallory — married 21 Jul 1838 in Pensacola, Escambia, Florida

Descendants

Died 9 Nov 1873 at about age 61 in Pensacola, Escambia, Florida, United States

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Preceded by David Levy Yulee Preceded by Office established March 4, 1861

Stephen Mallory US Senator (Class 1) from Florida 1851—1861 Confederate States Secretary of the Navy 1861—1865

Succeeded by Vacant 1861 – 1868 Secession, Civil War & Reconstruction Succeeded by Office abolished May 2, 1865

Biography

Mallory was born in Trinidad, British West Indies, sometime around the year of 1812 (sources vary). However, his father died when he was just two years old, and his family brought him to the United States in 1820. His mother opened a boardinghouse in Key West, Florida. He was educated in Mobile, Alabama and Nazareth, Pennsylvania. With little education, he still managed to open a law office, and held various governmental positions in the Key West area. After marrying the daughter of a wealthy Pensacola family, he was elected to the United States Senate as a moderate Democrat in 1850, serving through 1857.

Stephen Russell Mallory served in the United States Senate as Senator (Democrat) from Florida from 1850 to the secession of his home state and the outbreak of the American Civil War.

Note

Mallory, Stephen Russell b. 1813. d. November 9, 1873.

U. S. Senator and Confederate States Secretary of the Navy. Following volunteer service in the Seminole War (1835 - 1842), Mallory served as U. S. Senator from Florida from 1851 to 1861. At the beginning of the Civil War Mallory resigned his seat in the Senate to follow the Confederacy. In February, 1861 Confederate President Jefferson Davis appointed him Secretary of the Navy. At the time the Confederate Navy was all but nonexistent, but in time his navy accomplished numerous outstanding feats including the exploits of the CSS Alabama commanded by Raphael Semmes, the development of successful ironclad warships and the first submarine to sink an enemy ship, the CSS Hunley. In April 1865, he was captured in La Grange, Georgia, and held prisoner for almost a year. After his parole he returned to Pensacola and practiced law.^[1]

Education

Education:

Date: 1826

Place: Nazareth Academy (Moravian)

Residence

Residence: Thompson's Island, Florida

Date: 1826

Burial

St Michaels Cemetery, Pensacola, Escambia, Florida^[2]

https://billiongraves.com/grave/Stephen-Russell-Mallory/8806010

Occupation

Occupation: Lawyer

Religion

Religion: Catholic

Sources

1. ↑ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
2. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 21357 monument

• CivilWar@Smithsonian

• Stephen Mallory on Wikipedia

• http://www.thelatinlibrary.com/chron/civilwarnotes/mallory.html

• https://www.pensapedia.com/wiki/Stephen_Russell_Mallory

• https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/21010/lot/2160/?category=list

• https://emergingcivilwar.com/2021/02/04/the-stephen-mallory-you-may-not-have-known/

• Todd, Charles Burr. The History of Redding, Connecticut (Grafton Press, New York, 1906) Page 157.
• Gleason's "Pictorial Companion" for 1853.