Benjamin Stoddert | |
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1st United States Secretary of the Navy | |
In office June 18, 1798 – March 31, 1801 | |
President | John Adams Thomas Jefferson |
Preceded by | Robert Morris (Agent of Marine) |
Succeeded by | Robert Smith |
Personal details | |
Born | 1744 Charles County, Maryland, British America |
Died | December 18, 1813 (aged 68–69) Bladensburg, Maryland, U.S. |
Political party | Federalist |
Spouse(s) | Rebecca Lowndes |
Education | University of Pennsylvania |
Benjamin Stoddert (1751 – December 13, 1813) was the first United States Secretary of the Navy from May 1, 1798 to March 31, 1801.
Vice President | Thomas Jefferson (1797–1801) | |
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Secretary of State | Timothy Pickering (1797–1800) • John Marshall (1800–1801) | |
Secretary of the Treasury | Oliver Wolcott Jr. (1797–1801) • Samuel Dexter (1801) | |
Secretary of War | James McHenry (1796–1800) • Samuel Dexter (1800–1801) | |
Attorney General | Charles Lee (1797–1801) | |
Secretary of the Navy | Benjamin Stoddert (1798–1801) |
Vice President |
Aaron Burr (1801–1805) • George Clinton (1805–1809) | |
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Secretary of State | James Madison (1801–1809) | |
Secretary of the Treasury |
Samuel Dexter (1801) • Albert Gallatin (1801–1809) | |
Secretary of War | Henry Dearborn (1801–1809) | |
Attorney General |
Levi Lincoln Sr. (1801–1804) • Robert Smith (1805) • John Breckinridge (1805–1806) • Caesar A. Rodney (1807–1809) | |
Secretary of the Navy |
Benjamin Stoddert (1801) • Robert Smith (1801–1809) |