James Booth Lockwood (October 9, 1852 – April 9, 1884) was aUnited States Army officer andarctic explorer.
Lockwood was born inAnnapolis, Maryland, toHenry Hayes Lockwood and his wife Anna. He attendedSt. John's College.[1] He was commissionedsecond lieutenant in the23rd Infantry of theUnited States Army in October 1873. He was promoted to first lieutenant in March 1883. In 1881, Lockwood signed up for theLady Franklin Bay expedition underAdolphus W. Greely, and was accepted as second-in-command.
During this three-year expedition, Lockwood led a sledging party, withDavid Legge Brainard, to Mary Murray Island, off northernGreenland, at a latitude of 83° 24', thus breaking the British record of the time for the most northerly point reached.[2] In 1883, he crossedGrant Land, reaching the western shore ofEllesmere Island.
He died atCape Sabine in April 1884, along with several other members of the party, before rescue arrived on June 22, and was buried at theUnited States Naval Academy Cemetery.
Lockwood Island in northern Greenland was named in his honor.
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