The New International Encyclopædia/Bridge, Horatio

BRIDGE, Horatio (1806-93). An American naval officer, born at Augusta, Maine. He graduated at Bowdoin College in 1825, was admitted to the bar, and in 1838 was appointed paymaster in the United States Navy. From that time until 1851 he cruised about, making several visits to Africa, which he describes in the Journal of an African Cruiser (1845). He was then made chief of the Bureau of Provisions and Clothing, which position he occupied for fifteen years. Upon his resignation he was appointed chief inspector in the same department, and finally retired with the rank of commodore.