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262 fessional books upon naval affairs, and technical studies which he has pursued during his whole career, he has found most helpful in his chosen vocation. He is affiliated with the Episcopal church. He finds in walking his chief exercise and his favorite mode of relaxation. His own personal preference caused him to choose the navy; and the success which he has attained in this branch of the service has been purely the result of his application and his strong desire and determination to excel. Admiral Remey's long and honorable career has been distinguished by high devotion to principle, serious application to his profession, great personal bravery and the ability to take advantage of a critical situation. He has participated in many brilliant engagements, and has cruised in all waters. He is one of the diminishing number of our gallant naval officers of high rank whose life and service embraces the time from the beginning of the Civil war to the present peaceful period consequent on the victorious conclusion of the Spanish war and the annexation of the Philippines. He was married July 8, 1873, to Mary Josephine, daughter of Charles Mason, the first chief justice of Iowa, a native of New York and a descendant of Captain John Mason, who was prominent in the Pequot war.