Benjamin Stoddert Benjamin Stoddert (1751-1813) was the first United States Secretary of the Navy from May 1, 1798 to March 31, 1801 . Benjamin Stoddert was born in Charles County, Maryland, in 1751 , and educated as a merchant. He served as a captain in the Pennsylvania cavalry and later as secretary to the Continental Board of War during the American War of Independence . mathdaily
Benjamin Stoddert as Secretary of the Navy forbids the deployment of black sailors on Men of War, thus disrupting a non-racial enlistment policy, which had been operative in the Navy for many years. (The Negro Almanac a reference work on the Afro-America en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Stoddert
Born in Charles County, Maryland, and educated as a merchant, Benjamin Stoddert served during the American Revolution as a captain in a Pennsylvania regiment, and later as secretary to the Continental Board of War. www.history.navy.mil/bios/stoddert.htm
handling of city planner Pierre L'Enfant was as convoluted and confusing as his handling of Burnes and Stoddert. innercity.org/holt/chron_1790_1829.html
