George Bancroft was an American historian, statesman and Democratic politician who was prominent in promoting secondary education both in his home state of Massachusetts and at the national and international levels.
Bancroft c. 1860
Bancroft's bookplate and signature. "Eis phaos" is Greek for "Towards the Light".
Bancroft in 1846
George Bancroft in his office (c. 1889)
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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