Beverley Kennon

Beverley Kennon
Tudor Place Historic House & Garden likeness of Kennon, c. 1840
Born	(1793-04-07)April 7, 1793 Mecklenburg County, Virginia, U.S.
Died	February 28, 1844(1844-02-28) (aged 50) At sea near Fort Washington, Maryland, U.S.
Buried	Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C. (Cenotaph) Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Navy
Years of service	1809–1844
Rank	Captain (Actual) Commodore (Customary)
Commands	USS Vandalia USS Macedonian Washington Navy Yard Bureau of Construction and Repair
Battles/wars	War of 1812 Second Barbary War
Spouse(s)	Elizabeth Dandridge ​ (died 1832)​ Britania Peter ​ (m. 1842)​

Beverley Kennon (April 7, 1793 – February 28, 1844) was a career officer in the United States Navy who attained the rank of captain as head of the Bureau of Construction and Repair. He died as a result of the explosion aboard USS Princeton.