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Benjamin Stoddert
1st United States Secretary of the Navy
In office
June 18, 1798 – March 31, 1801
PresidentJohn Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Preceded byRobert Morris (Agent of Marine)
Succeeded byRobert Smith
Personal details
Born1751
Charles County, Maryland, British America
DiedDecember 18, 1813 (aged 61–62)
Bladensburg, Maryland, U.S.
Political partyFederalist
SpouseRebecca Lowndes
EducationUniversity of Pennsylvania

Benjamin Stoddert (1751 – 18 December 1813) was the first United States Secretary of the Navy from 1 May 1798 to 31 March 1801.

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presidents. Adams chose his Secretary of State John Marshall. He, along with Stoddert, was one of Adams's few trusted cabinet members, and was among the first...

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Original six frigates of the United States Navy

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business partners Benjamin Stoddert and John Murdock and then returned to London. He was the "resident partner of Forrest, Stoddert & Murdock" In 1784...

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returned to Boston for repairs. In the meantime, Secretary of the Navy Benjamin Stoddert determined that Niger had been operating under the orders of Great...

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