Benjamin Stoddert (1751 – 18 December 1813) was the first United States Secretary of the Navy from 1 May 1798 to 31 March 1801. Stoddert was born in Charles...
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Benjamin Stoddert Ewell (June 10, 1810 – June 19, 1894) was a United States and Confederate army officer, civil engineer, and educator from James City...
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USS Benjamin Stoddert (DDG-22), named for Benjamin Stoddert (1751–1813), Secretary of the Navy from 1798 to 1801, was a Charles F. Adams-class guided...
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Richard S. Ewell (redirect from Richard Stoddert Ewell)
He was the third son of Dr. Thomas and Elizabeth Stoddert Ewell; the grandson of Benjamin Stoddert, the first United States Secretary of the Navy; the...
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Stoddert may refer to: Benjamin Stoddert (1751–1813), United States Secretary of the Navy John Truman Stoddert (1790–1870), American politician Fort Stoddert...
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Stoddert (DD-302/AG-18) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Benjamin Stoddert. Stoddert was...
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limited naval force, and on June 18, President John Adams appointed Benjamin Stoddert the first Secretary of the Navy. On July 7, 1798, Congress approved...
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(first governor of Maryland), Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Stoddert (first Secretary of the Navy), Benjamin Mackall (Georgetown merchant), John Adams, John...
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Fort Wilkinson in Georgia. The fort, built in 1799, was named for Benjamin Stoddert, the secretary to the Continental Board of War during the American...
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Woodley Mansion (section Benjamin Stoddert)
which the house now stands was once owned by Colonel Ninian Beall and Benjamin Stoddert. In 1797, the 250-acre (101 ha) wooded estate was purchased by Phillip...
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USS England and USS Dale, the guided-missile destroyers USS Cochrane, USS Benjamin Stoddert, and USS Towers, and the Royal Canadian Navy's escort destroyer HMCS Fraser...
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of Charles F. Adams-class destroyers, Tattnall, Goldsborough, and Benjamin Stoddert received the full upgrade. Other ships, of the class, such as Charles...
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built in the 1920s and 1930s. The neighborhood's elementary school, Benjamin Stoddert Elementary, is one of the most highly rated schools in the District...
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List of Prince George's County Public Schools middle schools (section Benjamin Stoddert Middle School)
only two schools that serve as feeder schools for Benjamin Stoddert Middle School. Benjamin Stoddert Middle School then feeds into Crossland High School...
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of George Washington on land purchased from Gustavus W. Scott or Benjamin Stoddert, first Secretary of the Navy. The Octagon was originally constructed...
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of the College of William & Mary In office 1888–1919 Preceded by Benjamin Stoddert Ewell Succeeded by J. A. C. Chandler Member of the Virginia House...
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duration of Adams's presidency. In 1798, Benjamin Stoddert of Maryland became the first Secretary of the Navy, and Stoddert emerged as one of Adams's most important...
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house was built beginning in 1787 by the first Secretary of the Navy, Benjamin Stoddert. Its gardens were designed by Pierre L'Enfant, and for several decades...
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Civil War (1861–1865), through the perseverance of school presidents Benjamin Stoddert Ewell and Lyon Gardiner Tyler, funding from the U.S. Congress and...
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Formation 18 June 1798; 225 years ago (18 June 1798) First holder Benjamin Stoddert Succession 3rd in SecDef succession Deputy The Under Secretary (Principal...
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finish Constellation. He corresponded with Secretary of the Navy Benjamin Stoddert, who indicated a desire to expedite construction of the ship and reduce...
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Chesapeake, remained nameless until 1799, when Secretary of the Navy, Benjamin Stoddert, designated her a namesake of the Chesapeake Bay, ignoring the previous...
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French ship "Siren". In a letter dated 17 July Secretary of the Navy Benjamin Stoddert stated that her gun deck was so low that in a good wind her guns were...
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presidents. Adams chose his Secretary of State John Marshall. He, along with Stoddert, was one of Adams's few trusted cabinet members, and was among the first...
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provocation prompted President Adams to appoint Benjamin Stoddert as the first Secretary of the Navy. Stoddert immediately ordered his senior commanders to...
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until 1888, college operations were suspended. College president Benjamin Stoddert Ewell rang the College Building's bell through these "silent years"...
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captain was John Adams. In a letter dated 20 May, 1799 Navy Secretary Benjamin Stoddert notified the Treasury Secretary that he should consider her to be...
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business partners Benjamin Stoddert and John Murdock and then returned to London. He was the "resident partner of Forrest, Stoddert & Murdock" In 1784...
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established ship-naming conventions, beginning in 1798 when Navy Secretary Benjamin Stoddert broke with naming convention by naming one of the original six frigates...
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30,000-square-foot (2,800 m2) mansion originally built in 1787 by Benjamin Stoddert, the first Secretary of the Navy. Halcyon House was owned by several...
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