Benjamin Stoddert

Benjamin Stoddert
1st United States Secretary of the Navy
In office
June 18, 1798 – March 31, 1801
PresidentJohn Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Preceded byRobert Morris (Agent of Marine)
Succeeded byRobert Smith
Personal details
Born1751
Charles County, Maryland, British America
DiedDecember 18, 1813 (aged 61–62)
Bladensburg, Maryland, U.S.
Political partyFederalist
SpouseRebecca Lowndes
EducationUniversity of Pennsylvania

Benjamin Stoddert (1751 – 18 December 1813) was the first United States Secretary of the Navy from 1 May 1798 to 31 March 1801.