Benjamin Stoddert
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Benjamin Stoddert was the first United States Secretary of the Navy, instrumental in building up the early American naval force during the late 18th century.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Benjamin Stoddert canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States Secretary of the Navy
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human ⓘ |
| appointedBy | John Adams ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1751-01-01 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Charles County, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Old Presbyterian Meeting House Cemetery, Alexandria, Virginia ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Colony of Maryland ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1813-12-13 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Georgetown, Washington, D.C.
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surface form:
Georgetown, District of Columbia
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| educatedAt | University of Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| era |
Early Republic of the United States
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surface form:
Early national period of the United States
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| familyName | Stoddert ⓘ |
| givenName | Benjamin ⓘ |
| hasHonor |
namesake of Stoddert Elementary School in Washington, D.C.
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namesake of USS Stoddert ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being the first United States Secretary of the Navy
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expanding the American naval fleet in the late 18th century ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Federalists
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surface form:
Federalist Party
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| militaryBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| militaryRank | captain ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | organized naval operations during the Quasi-War with France ⓘ |
| notableWork | building up the early United States Navy ⓘ |
| occupation |
merchant
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military officer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| officeEndTime | 1801-03-31 ⓘ |
| officeStartTime | 1798-05-01 ⓘ |
| participantIn | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
Federalists
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surface form:
Federalist
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| positionHeld |
Secretary of the Navy
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surface form:
United States Secretary of the Navy
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| precededBy | position created ⓘ |
| religion | Episcopalian ⓘ |
| residence |
Georgetown, Washington, D.C.
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surface form:
Georgetown, District of Columbia
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| servedIn | Continental Army ⓘ |
| significantEvent | oversaw naval strategy during the Quasi-War with France ⓘ |
| spouse | Rebecca Lowndes ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Robert Smith ⓘ |
| workedOn |
creation of a system of naval yards and depots
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establishment of permanent U.S. naval infrastructure ⓘ |
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