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Samuel Nicholas
Portrait by Maj. Donna J. Neary, USMCR, 1989. Hangs in the Marine Corps Commandant's house.[1]
Born1744 (1744)
Philadelphia, Province of Pennsylvania, British North America
Died27 August 1790 (aged 45–46)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Place of burial
Arch Street Friends Meeting House, Philadelphia
AllegianceSamuel Nicholas United States
Service/branchSamuel Nicholas Continental Marines
Years of service1775–1783
RankMajor
Commands heldCommandant of the Marine Corps
Battles/warsAmerican Revolutionary War
  • Battle of Nassau
  • Battle of Trenton
  • Battle of Princeton

Samuel Nicholas (1744 – August 27, 1790) was an American marine and military officer who was the first officer commissioned in the United States Continental Marines (predecessor to the United States Marine Corps) and by tradition is considered to be the first Commandant of the Marine Corps.

  1. ^ Upton, Lt. Col. Stewart. "First Marine Corps Leader All About Institution, Not Self". imef.marines.mil. U.S. Marine Corps. Retrieved July 29, 2020.

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