Benjamin W. Crowninshield

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Benjamin W. Crowninshield was an American politician and merchant who served as U.S. Secretary of the Navy during the early 19th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Secretary of the Navy
human
merchant
politician
appointedBy James Madison NERFINISHED
James Monroe NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
employer United States Department of the Navy NERFINISHED
familyName Crowninshield NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork maritime trade
naval policy
public administration
givenName Benjamin NERFINISHED
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic-Republican Party NERFINISHED
nativeLanguage English
notableRole cabinet officer in the administration of James Madison
cabinet officer in the administration of James Monroe
notableWork administration of the United States Navy during the War of 1812 aftermath
oversight of early 19th-century U.S. naval expansion
occupation merchant
politician
officeContested Governor of Massachusetts
positionHeld United States Secretary of the Navy NERFINISHED
member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
member of the Massachusetts Senate
religion Christianity
residence Boston, Massachusetts
Salem, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
sphereOfInfluence Massachusetts politics
United States Navy NERFINISHED

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Smith Thompson precededBy Benjamin W. Crowninshield
Smith Thompson (as Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court) precededInOfficeAsSecretaryOfTheNavyBy Benjamin W. Crowninshield
subject surface form: Smith Thompson