Samuel McGowan

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For the Confederate States Army general by the same name, see Samuel McGowan (general)

Samuel McGowan (1 September 1870 – 11 November 1934) was an admiral of the United States Navy.

McGowan, born at Laurens, South Carolina, 1 September 1870, was commissioned assistant paymaster 15 March 1894. On 1 July 1914 he was appointed paymaster general and Chief of the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts with the rank of rear admiral. Holding that office until his retirement in 1920, he was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal for the preparation and execution of plans to maintain the fleets during World War I. He died 11 November 1934 at Laurens.

In 1943, the destroyer USS McGowan (DD-678) was named in his honor.

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This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.