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Benjamin Stoddert

Benjamin StoddertAKA Benjamin L. Stoddert

Born: 1751
Birthplace: Charles County, MD
Died: 18-Dec-1813
Location of death: Bladensburg, MD
Cause of death: unspecified

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Military
Party Affiliation: Federalist

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: US Secretary of the Navy, 1798-1801

Military service: Continental Army (1776-81)

Father: Thomas Stoddert
Wife: Rebecca Lowndes (b. 1757, m. 17-Jun-1781, d. 1802, eight children)
Son: Benjamin Forest Stoddert Jr. (b. 1732, d. 1833)
Son: William Stoddert
Daughter: Rebecca Stoddert
Daughter: Elizabeth Stoddert
Daughter: Harriet Stoddert (b. 1789, d. 1849, m. George W. Campbell)
Daughter: Nancy Stoddert
Son: Richard Stoddert
Son: Christopher Stoddert

    US Secretary of the Navy 18-Jun-1798 to 31-Mar-1801
    Scottish Ancestry






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