Jump to content

Ransford Dodsworth Bucknam

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) (talk | contribs) at 14:19, 7 November 2017 ({{Authority control}}). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Ransford Dodsworth Bucknam circa 1910

Ransford Dodsworth Bucknam (June 7, 1869 – May 27, 1915) was a Nova Scotian who became a Pasha, an admiral in the Turkish navy and vice-admiral to the Turkish empire. Bucknarn was decorated with the Star of the Order of Osmanieh, the distinguished Service Medal and other medals.[1]

Biography

Bucknam was born in Hantsport, Nova Scotia on June 7, 1869 to Isabella Roscoe and Ezra Taylor Bucknam.[1]

He lived there until his parents both died when he was eight. He then moved with his paternal grandparents to Eatonville, Nova Scotia. He eventually moved to the United States and married Rose Thayer.

He joined the Turkish Navy in 1905. He retired from Turkish service when he was asked to renounce his United States citizenship in 1911.[1]

He then became involved in the oil business.[1]

He was assassinated in Istanbul on May 27, 1915.[1]

Legacy

He is the namesake of Bucknam Park, Halls Harbour, Nova Scotia

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Bucknam Pasha, Ex-Admiral, Dead. American Who Served Former Sultan And Reorganized Turkish Navy. Began Life As Cabin Boy. Served Seven Years As Adviser To Abdul Hamid, And Then Became An Oil Magnate". New York Times. May 30, 1915.

Further reading

  • "Ransford Dodsworth Bucknam". Nova Scotians At Home And Abroad: Biographical Sketches Of Over Six Hundred Native Born Nova Scotians.(Note: This reference has incorrect years of his birth and death)
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ransford_Dodsworth_Bucknam&oldid=809163459"