Board and president of the Board of Inspection and Survey until his retirement on March 3, 1886. Post-Navy career Rear Admiral Simpson died in Washington, D.C., December 1, 1888, and was buried in Cypress Hills Cemetery. The destroyer USS Simpson (DD-221), commissioned on November 3, 1920, was named in his honor. His son, Edward Simpson Jr., also became a rear admiral, and his daughter Ruth married Rear Admiral Charles Mitchell Thomas. Promotions Midshipman – February 11, 1840 Passed midshipman – July 11, 1846 Master – July 10, 1854 Lieutenant – April 18, 1855 Lieutenant commander – July 16, 1862 Commander – March 3, 1865 Captain – August 15, 1870 Commodore – April 26, 1878 Rear admiral – February 9, 1884 Retired list – March 3, 1886 See also Mexican–American War American Civil War Board of Inspection and Survey References 1824 births 1888 deaths United States Naval Academy alumni Union Navy officers United States Navy personnel of the Mexican–American War United States Navy admirals Military personnel from New York City People of New York (state) in the American Civil War