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|battles= |awards= }} Selim E. Woodworth (November 27, 1815 – January 29, 1871) was a commander in the United States Navy, prominent San Francisco businessman, and member of the Woodworth political family. ==Early years== Woodworth was born in New York City, the second son of poet and dramatist Samuel Woodworth. He was a descendant of colonial settler Walter Woodworth. At age twelve he and his friend Tom Jacobs ran away to cross the continent, but relatives living north of the city apprehended them in the Catskills.〔Fairhead, p. 164〕 In 1834, Woodworth and Jacobs sailed as captain's clerks on the ship ''Margaret Oakley'', captained by Benjamin Morrell.〔Fairhead, pp. 163–4〕 Morrell explored islands in the Bismark Sea and established trading relations with previously uncontacted native inhabitants.〔Fairhead, pp. 188–98〕 Woolworth and Jacobs found an uninhabited atoll suitable for a new colony, a project they considered years later without ever making much progress.〔Fairhead, pp. 185–6, 279–80, 289–91〕 During ''Margaret Oakleys return, she wrecked while at anchor near a pirate trading colony in Madagascar, but there is suspicion that Morrell staged the wreck so he could sell the ships cargo for personal gain.〔Fairhead, pp. 256ff.〕 Woodworth eventually reached Mauritius and returned to New York after an absence of four years. Morrell, was now seen as piratical and on the run from authorities.〔("The Beginnings of San Francisco" ), p. 708, Retrieved October 7, 2009.〕〔Fairhead, pp. 250–74, 283–4〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Selim E. Woodworth」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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