William Lewis Maury

William Lewis Maury (1813 – November 27, 1878) was an American explorer and naval officer who served in the United States Navy for over 20 years, then resigned to take an officer's commission in the Confederate States Navy. Maury assisted Charles Wilkes' exploration of the Pacific Ocean and acted as attaché to Matthew C. Perry's 1856 naval mission to Japan.

Legacy
As a member of Wilkes' expedition, the Maury name was applied to a discovered feature of Puget Sound, Maury Island. In the 20th century, an ice-filled bay east of Cape Lewis, Antarctica, Maury Bay, was named after the explorer.

Career
Served in the United States Naval Observatory, U. S. Navy under his cousin, superintendent Matthew Fontaine Maury, in charting the seas, cartography, and in recording astronomical observations.

Served in the Wilke's expedition, U. S. Navy

Served in the Confederate States C. S. Navy as Commander of the ship, CSS Georgia, a commerce raider, captured and sank several ships while letting others with commerce not for war allowed to go free.