Editing George Dewey (section)

==Marriages and death==
[[File:Théobald Chartran - Mildred Hazen Dewey - S-NPG.86.143 - National Portrait Gallery.jpg|thumb|Mildred Hazen Dewey]]
In 1866, Dewey was assigned to duty in the [[Portsmouth Navy Yard]] in [[Kittery, Maine]], and there met the woman who became his first wife:<ref name="archive.org" /> Susan "Susie" Boardman Goodwin (1844–1872), daughter of [[List of Governors of New Hampshire|New Hampshire's war governor]], [[Ichabod Goodwin]],<ref name="v4nVj" /> a Republican who fitted out troops for the war at his own expense. The Deweys were married on October 24, 1867, and had one son, George. Susie died on December 28, 1872, five days after giving birth.<ref name="dRunV" />

The longtime widower cut a dashing figure and enjoyed the company of women. In 1893, he was escorting two women aboard a warship when he unexpectedly ran into his son. Thinking on his feet, Dewey introduced his son as his younger brother.<ref name="jones" />{{rp|40–41}}

On November 9, 1899, after his triumphal return from the Far East, Dewey was married for the second time to Mildred McLean Hazen (1850–1931),<ref name="mFSkP" /> widow of General [[William Babcock Hazen]], in the rectory of St. Paul's Catholic Church in Washington, D.C. Since Hazen was a Roman Catholic and Dewey was not, they were not permitted to have their wedding inside a Catholic church.<ref name="VPq8x" /><ref name="KBh5i" /> The marriage was criticized by some [[Anti-Catholicism in the United States|anti-Catholic voices]], as was Dewey's transfer to his wife of the $50,000 Washington mansion given to him by the American public through a fund-raising campaign.<ref name="NMPrW" /><ref name="cT5lP" /><ref name="RNu6n" /><ref name="ZmCgf" />

In later life, Dewey wore stylish clothes and a handlebar mustache, which was his trademark. His inherited wealth allowed him to live in comfort. He often went horseback riding with President Theodore Roosevelt in Washington's [[Rock Creek Park]], and he was a fellow member of Washington's prestigious [[Metropolitan Club (Washington, D.C.)|Metropolitan Club]].

For the last 17 years of his life, he resided at 1730 K Street NW, in Washington.  His office was in the [[Eisenhower Executive Office Building|State, War and Navy Building]] adjacent to the White House.

Dewey died in Washington on January 16, 1917. After [[lying in state#United States|lying in state]] at the [[United States Capitol rotunda]],<ref name="f2481" /> his remains were interred at [[Arlington National Cemetery]]. A mausoleum was later built for him in the cemetery. In 1925, his widow had his remains transferred to the Bethlehem Chapel, on the crypt level, at the [[Washington National Cathedral]], Washington, D.C.<ref name="llkUA" />