The first Chief of CONTROL. According to the 1967 CONTROL files, Admiral Hargrade was then ninety-one years old, giving a birth year of about 1876, America's centenary year. (He claims to have danced the Virginia reel with author Louisa May Alcott in 1886 when he would have been about ten and she fifty-four [Episode #94: "The Return of the Ancient Mariner"].) When asked, Admiral Hargrade attributes his remarkable longevity to "prunes" [Episode #94: "The Return of the Ancient Mariner"]. His hobbies include chess and burying old buddies [Episode #59: "A Man Called Smart, Part 2"].