Benjamin Stoddert was the first United States Secretary of the Navy from 1 May 1798 to 31 March 1801.
Benjamin Stoddert
Grave of Benjamin Stoddert, September 2009
United States Secretary of the Navy
The secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) is a statutory officer and the head of the Department of the Navy, a military department within the United States Department of Defense.
United States Secretary of the Navy
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