Thaddeus P. Mott, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Thaddeus P. Mott

American adventurer, world sailor and soldier of fortune

Date of Birth: 07-Dec-1831

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Date of Death: 23-Nov-1894

Profession: sailor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Thaddeus P. Mott

  • Thaddeus Phelps Mott (December 7, 1831 – November 23, 1894) was a 19th-century American adventurer, sailor and soldier of fortune.
  • A former Union Army officer during American Civil War, he also took part in wars in Mexico, Italy, and the Ottoman Empire.
  • He was primarily responsible for recruiting former Union and Confederate soldiers for service in the Egyptian Army, in which he held the rank of major general, and was the first officer to take service with the Khedive Isma'il Pasha as his aide-de-camp in 1870.
  • At the time of his death, he was also the last surviving son of the eminent surgeon Valentine Mott.

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