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Benjamin Stoddert (1751 – 18 December 1813) was the first United States Secretary of the Navy from 1 May 1798 to 31 March 1801. Early life and education.
The Fendall family was a prominent American political family that had its beginnings when Englishman Josias Fendall (c. 1628 – 1687) immigrated to the Province of Maryland in the early 1650s. [1] He was appointed as the fourth proprietary governor of Maryland from 1656 to 1660.
Holt House is intimately linked to the early history of both Washington and the nation through its association with such prominent figures as Thomas Johnson (first governor of Maryland), Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Stoddert (first Secretary of the Navy), Benjamin Mackall (Georgetown merchant), John Adams, John Quincy Adams, and Andrew Jackson.
The Fendall-Dent-Worthington family is a family of politicians from the United States. Below is a list of members: Josias Fendall (1628–1627), Governor of Maryland Colony 1656–1660. Father of John Fendall. John Fendall (1672–1734), Justice in Maryland Colony, legislator in Maryland Colony. Son of Josias Fendall.
Some of the land, including the future site of the mansion, was purchased in the early 1790s by Benjamin Stoddert and Uriah Forrest, at the request of George Washington, to prevent it from being bought up by speculators who would then have sold it to the government for huge prices. [2]
Halcyon House is a Federal-style [2] home in Washington, D.C. Located in the heart of Georgetown, the house was built beginning in 1787 by the first Secretary of the Navy, Benjamin Stoddert. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] Its gardens were designed by Pierre L'Enfant , [ 4 ] and for several decades in the early 19th century Halcyon House was the center of much of ...
Benjamin Stoddert Ewell (June 10, 1810 – June 19, 1894) was a United States and Confederate army officer, civil engineer, and educator from James City County, Virginia.He graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York in 1832 and served as an officer and educator.
Ann was only a year younger than her husband. Tayloe was reputed to be the richest Virginian planter of his time, and built the house in Washington at the suggestion of George Washington on land purchased from Gustavus W. Scott or Benjamin Stoddert, first Secretary of the Navy. [3]