Raymond P. Rodgers

Raymond P. Rodgers
Raymond P. Rodgers
	Service photograph of Rear Admiral Raymond P. Rodgers
Born	20 December 1849; Washington, D.C., U.S.
Died	28 December 1925 (aged 76); Monte Carlo, Monaco
Buried	Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Navy
Years of service	1868–1911
Rank	Rear Admiral
Commands held	Office of Naval Intelligence; USS Nashville (PG-7); USS Kearsarge (BB-5); President of the Naval War College; Commandant, Naval Station Narragansett Bay;
Battles/wars	Spanish–American War Bombardment of San Juan; Battle of Santiago de Cuba; ; Philippine–American War; Boxer Rebellion;
Relations	Matthew C. Perry (great uncle); Oliver Hazard Perry (great uncle); Christopher Raymond Perry Rodgers (father); Thomas S. Rodgers (brother);

Rear Admiral Raymond Perry Rodgers (December 20, 1849 – December 28, 1925) was an officer in the United States Navy. He served as the second head of the Office of Naval Intelligence and as the 12th President of the Naval War College and fought in the Spanish–American War.

Rodgers' father was Rear Admiral Christopher Raymond Perry Rodgers (1819–1892), and he was the brother of Rear Admiral Thomas S. Rodgers (1858–1931). He was also the grandnephew to two renowned U.S. Navy commodores, Matthew C. Perry (1794–1858) and Oliver Hazard Perry (1785–1819).

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