Benjamin Stoddert

Benjamin Stoddert (1751 – December 13, 1813) was the first United States Secretary of the Navy from May 1, 1798 to March 31, 1801.

United States Secretaries of the Navy
Cabinet Level	Stoddert • Smith • Hamilton • Jones • Crowninshield • S Thompson • Southard • Branch • Woodbury • Dickerson • Paulding • Badger • Upshur • Henshaw • Gilmer • Mason • Bancroft • Mason • Preston • Graham • Kennedy • Dobbin • Toucey • Welles • Borie • Robeson • R Thompson • Goff • Hunt • Chandler • Whitney • Tracy • Herbert • Long • Moody • Morton • Bonaparte • Metcalf • Newberry • Meyer • Daniels • Denby • Wilbur • Adams • Swanson • Knox • Forrestal	Flag of the Secretary of the Navy
Dept. of Defense	Sullivan • Matthews • Kimball • Anderson • Thomas • Gates • Franke • Connally • Korth • Nitze • Ignatius • Chafee • Warner • Middendorf • Claytor • Hidalgo • Lehman • Webb • Ball • Garrett • O'Keefe • Dalton • Danzig • England • Winter • Mabus • Spencer • Braithwaite • Del Toro	Flag of the Secretary of the Navy

Cabinet of President John Adams (1797–1801)
Vice President	Thomas Jefferson (1797–1801)
Secretary of State	Timothy Pickering (1797–1800) • John Marshall (1800–1801)
Secretary of the Treasury	Oliver Wolcott Jr. (1797–1801) • Samuel Dexter (1801)
Secretary of War	James McHenry (1796–1800) • Samuel Dexter (1800–1801)
Attorney General	Charles Lee (1797–1801)
Secretary of the Navy	Benjamin Stoddert (1798–1801)

Cabinet of President Thomas Jefferson (1801–1809)
Vice President	Aaron Burr (1801–1805) • George Clinton (1805–1809)
Secretary of State	James Madison (1801–1809)
Secretary of the Treasury	Samuel Dexter (1801) • Albert Gallatin (1801–1809)
Secretary of War	Henry Dearborn (1801–1809)
Attorney General	Levi Lincoln Sr. (1801–1804) • Robert Smith (1805) • John Breckinridge (1805–1806) • Caesar A. Rodney (1807–1809)
Secretary of the Navy	Benjamin Stoddert (1801) • Robert Smith (1801–1809)

Benjamin Stoddert


1st United States Secretary of the Navy
In office June 18, 1798 – March 31, 1801
President	John Adams Thomas Jefferson
Preceded by	Robert Morris (Agent of Marine)
Succeeded by	Robert Smith

Personal details
Born	1744 Charles County, Maryland, British America
Died	December 18, 1813 (aged 68–69) Bladensburg, Maryland, U.S.
Political party	Federalist
Spouse(s)	Rebecca Lowndes
Education	University of Pennsylvania

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