United States Naval Officer. A native of Eastport, Maine, he was first appointed to acting ensign on November 3, 1862. He went onto commanding several successful small-boat expeditions along the coast of Carolina including on board the 'Western World' and as an executive officer on the 'Shokokon,' during the Civil War. On September 7, 1863, he was promoted to acting master and served until he was honorably discharged on November 7, 1865. On February 10, 1867, while he was serving on board his merchant command ship the 'City Of Bath,' the ship was burned and sank off Cape Hatteras. Cony was one of the men who lost there lives in the sinking. His body was never found. The U.S.S. Cony was named in his honor. The ship was launched in Bath, Maine, on August 30, 1942.
United States Naval Officer. A native of Eastport, Maine, he was first appointed to acting ensign on November 3, 1862. He went onto commanding several successful small-boat expeditions along the coast of Carolina including on board the 'Western World' and as an executive officer on the 'Shokokon,' during the Civil War. On September 7, 1863, he was promoted to acting master and served until he was honorably discharged on November 7, 1865. On February 10, 1867, while he was serving on board his merchant command ship the 'City Of Bath,' the ship was burned and sank off Cape Hatteras. Cony was one of the men who lost there lives in the sinking. His body was never found. The U.S.S. Cony was named in his honor. The ship was launched in Bath, Maine, on August 30, 1942.
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