Admiral William B. Caperton - Tennessee State Museum

Tennessee State Museum

Record No:	76.17
Subject:	Caperton, Admiral William Banks
Artist:	Westfield, Maxcard
Date:	Unknown
Media:	Oil on canvas.
Dimensions:	N/A
Location:	TN State Museum 505 Deadrick Street. Nashville, TN 37243 Web Contact: TN State Museum

History:	Portrait was given by the subject's daughter to the State in a ceremony at the Capital November 1944.
Notes:	Admiral William Banks Caperton (1855-1941) was born at Spring Hill in Maury County, TN. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1875. He was in command of the Oregon in 1898 during the Spanish-American War. In 1908, he commanded the Denver and the Maine in 1909. He was made Admiral in 1913. He commanded the Atlantic Reserve Fleet at Vera Cruz in 1915 and led the naval forces that intervened in Haiti in 1915-1916. He was Commander-In-Chief of the Pacific Fleet in 1916. He conducted the naval patrol off the east coast of South America during World War I. He retired in 1919.
Categories:	Portrait paintings;Spanish-American War; World War I; U.S. Navy; Men.