Harry C. Claiborne
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Harry C. Claiborne (1859-1918) was an American lighthouse keeper. A native of New Orleans, he began his career as assistant keeper of the Southwest Pass Light in Louisiana in 1887; in 1889 he was made head keeper of the Pass a l'Outre Light. In 1895 he was transferred to the Bolivar Point Light near Galveston, Texas. He was on duty when the Galveston Hurricane hit the station on September 8, 1900. 125 people eventually took refuge inside the light tower, including Claiborne's family and that of the assistant keeper; Claiborne oversaw their care until further help was forthcoming. In 1915, he again cared for 50 hurricane refugees who took shelter in the tower.
Claiborne died on duty at the Bolivar Point station in 1918. A USCG Coastal Buoy Tender WLM-561 based in Galveston, Texas is named after him
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