Background
Garrison, Daniel Mershon was born on May 3, 1874 in Bordentown, New Jersey, United States. Son of Samuel and Hannah Gary (Mershon) Garrison.
Garrison, Daniel Mershon was born on May 3, 1874 in Bordentown, New Jersey, United States. Son of Samuel and Hannah Gary (Mershon) Garrison.
Graduate Bordentown Military Institute, 1891. Graduated from the United States Naval Academy, 1895. Honorary Doctor of Science, St. John’s College, 1923.
Promoted assistant engineer, July 1, 1897. Ensign, March 3, 1899. Lieutenant (junior grade), July 1, 1900.
Lieutenant, July 4, 1902. Commissioned professor mathematics, October 27, 1906. Captain, September 18, 1918.
Head department of mathematics, United States Naval Academy, 1918-1923, retired. Head department of mathematics, St. John’s College, Annapolis, Maryland., since 1923.
Served on board Indiana during Spanish-American War.
Married Jessie Croft Kelly, September 26, 1901. Children: Jessie Croft (Mistress G. F. Good), Daniel Mershon.