Benjamin Stoddert

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Benjamin Stoddert
1st United States Secretary of the Navy
In office
June 18, 1798 – March 31, 1801
Preceded by (none)
Succeeded by Robert Smith
Personal details
Born 1751
Charles County, Maryland, U.S.
Died December 13, 1813
Bladensburg, Maryland, U.S.
Political party Federalist
Spouse(s) Rebecca Lowndes
Profession Politician, Merchant

Benjamin Stoddert (1751 – December 13, 1813) was the first United States Secretary of the Navy from May 1, 1798 to March 31, 1801.
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
Cabinet of President John Adams (1797–1801)
Vice President
Thomas Jefferson (1797–1801)
John Adams, second President of the United States
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)
Vice President
Aaron Burr (1801–1805) • George Clinton (1805–1809)
Thomas Jefferson, third President of the United States
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)


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