For the Kentucky jurist, see Samuel Smith Nicholas.
Samuel Nicholas
Portrait by Maj. Donna J. Neary, USMCR, 1989. Hangs in the Marine Corps Commandant's house.[1]
Born
1744 (1744) Philadelphia, Province of Pennsylvania, British North America
Died
27 August 1790 (aged 45–46) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Place of burial
Arch Street Friends Meeting House, Philadelphia
Allegiance
United States
Service/branch
Continental Marines
Years of service
1775–1783
Rank
Major
Commands held
Commandant of the Marine Corps
Battles/wars
American 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.
^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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in Genesis. Retrieved November 30, 2020. Gottheil, Richard; Krauss, Samuel. Nicholas of Damascus (Nicolaus Damascenus). The Jewish Encyclopedia. Retrieved...