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	Maritime History Admin Page - View Person (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Stoddert fought in the battle of Brandywine, receiving a wound that would afflict him for the rest of his life, and he later won praise for his service in fighting Indians on the upper Susquehanna River.
		Stoddert accepted nomination as the first secretary of the navy on 28 May 1798, inheriting a woefully small and mismanaged force.
		Stoddert's vision was of an American navy that would make "the most powerful nations desire our friendship,” and his first report to Congress called for the construction of a dozen 74-gun ships of the line, in addition to twelve frigates and twenty or thirty smaller vessels.
	beatl.barnard.columbia.edu /beatldb/maritimedb/display/person_view.asp?ppl_id=112 (831 words)

	Biography - Benjamin Stoddert
		Born in Charles County, Maryland, and educated as a merchant, Benjamin Stoddert served during the American Revolution as a captain in a Pennsylvania regiment, and later as secretary to the Continental Board of War.
		In 1798 President John Adams appointed Benjamin Stoddert, a loyal Federalist, to oversee the newly established Department of the Navy.
		Stoddert established the Navy Department Library as a result of instructions received from President Adams in a letter dated 31 March 1800.
	www.history.navy.mil /bios/stoddert.htm (676 words)

	The Mariners' Museum : Birth of the U.S. Navy
		Benjamin Stoddert and the Rise of the Navy
		Stoddert served the navy with energy and devotion until 1801, when peace with France and a change in political fortunes prompted his resignation.
		Stoddert consented to remain until the end of March, when the new secretary, Samuel Smith, was appointed.
	www.mariner.org /usnavy/05/05d.htm (775 words)

	Informat.io on Benjamin Stoddert
		Benjamin Stoddert (1751 – 13 December 1813) was the first United States Secretary of the Navy from May 1, 1798 to March 31, 1801.
		Stoddert was born in Charles County, Maryland, in 1751, and educated as a merchant.
		After George Washington was elected President, he asked Stoddert to purchase key parcels of land in the area that would become the nation's capital, before the formal decision to establish the federal city on the banks of the Potomac drove up prices there.
	www.informat.io /?title=benjamin-stoddert (607 words)

	Benjamin Stoddert
		STODDERT, Benjamin, cabinet officer, born in Charles county, Maryland, in 1751; died in Bladensburg, Maryland, 18 December.
		Benjamin was educated for a merchant, but in 1776 joined the Continental army as captain of cavalry, and was in active service till the battle of Brandywine, when, holding the rank of major, he was so severely wounded as to unfit him for active service.
		Stoddert's experience in the mercantile marine, coupled with his tact, industry, and judgment, were valuable in the formation of this naval force, through which the hostilities with France were so soon terminated.
	www.famousamericans.net /benjaminstoddert (487 words)

	American President
		Benjamin Stoddert, the nation's first secretary of the Navy, was born in Charles County, Maryland, in 1751, and began his national service with the Continental Army.
		Stoddert joined as a captain at the beginning of the Revolutionary War and by 1779 had earned the rank of major.
		Benjamin Stoddert died on December 18, 1813, in Bladensburg, Maryland.
	www.americanpresident.org /history/thomasjefferson/cabinet/secretaryofthenavy/benjaminstoddert/h_index.shtml (228 words)

	US People--Stoddert, Benjamin, Secretary of the Navy, 1798-1801.
		Benjamin Stoddert was born in Charles County, Maryland, in 1751.
		In May 1798, Benjamin Stoddert was nominated by President John Adams to became the Nation's first Secretary of the Navy.
		Hanging on the wall are the official Secretary of the Navy portraits of James Forrestal (left) and Benjamin Stoddert (right) and a painting of the Battle of Mobile Bay in August 1864.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/pers-us/uspers-s/b-stodrt.htm (374 words)

	History of the Columbia Mills
		Born in 1751 in Maryland, Benjamin Stoddert was in 1779 elected the secretary of the Board of War, where he served until February of 1781.
		One of the land tracts Stoddert purchased in 1793 was the 863 1/2 acres of land from Beall, now comprising a large portion of Montgomery County.
		This history is given credibility by a personal letter of 1799 in which Stoddert's wife Rebecca lamented that the lack of rain in DC had caused their mill to stop grinding for the summer.
	www.si.edu /oahp/holthous/mills.htm (7339 words)

	Bulletin Board for USS Benjamin Stoddert - DDG 22
		The Stoddert was sunk by Australia in an exercise.
		Served on the Benjamin Stoddert from 1964 to 1967.
		I heard that the Benjamin was lost at sea during towing, a short while ago.
	www.military.com /HomePage/UnitPageBulletinBoard/1,13492,200778,00.html?Page=2 (149 words)

	USS Benjamin Stoddert (DDG 22)
		USS BENJAMIN STODDERT was the 21st ship in the CHARLES F. ADAMS - class of guided missile destroyers and was last homeported in Pearl Harbor, Hi.
		On February 3, 2001, the BENJAMIN STODDERT sank in the Pacific while under tow to scraping in Brownsville, TX.
		USS BENJAMIN STODDERT suffers a four-and-one-half hour fire in the motor generator set room while undergoing overhaul at Pearl Harbor, HI.
	www.navysite.de /dd/ddg22.htm (156 words)

	Benjamin Stoddert Ewell
		He is a grandson of Benjamin Stoddert, first secretary of the navy.
		He was graduated at the U. military academy in 1832, and assigned to the 4th artillery; he served in the military academy as assistant professor of mathematics in 1832'5, and as assistant professor of natural and experimental philosophy in 1835'6, when he resigned.
		He spoke in the House of Representatives at Washington on 1 April 1874, and again on 25 January 1876, in support of the petition of William and Mary college for an appropriation on account of the destruction of its buildings and property during the civil war.
	www.famousamericans.net /benjaminstoddertewell (881 words)

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		Benjamin Stoddert (Charles F. Adams Class) Laid down by Puget Sound Bridge and Dry-dock, Seattle on June 11,1962.
		Present Status, On the 3rd of February 2001 while being towed along with the USS Corhrane DDG-21 the Stoddert was taking on water.
		The first Benjamin Stoddert reunion was an outstanding success.
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	About Stoddert (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Benjamin Stoddert Elementary School is located in The Glover Park community of Northwest Washington, DC just north of Georgetown.
		The community is rich in resources such as Stoddert Elementary School, the Georgetown Public Library, the DC Recreation Department's Guy Mason Center, Georgetown University as well as Georgetown Hospital.
		Stoddert's student population is drawn from the Glover Park neighborhood, with a significant number of children from the Embassy of the Federation of Russia and the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China as well as 24 percent of Out-of-Boundary students who reside throughout the metropolitan area.
	www.stoddert.org /about/about.html (202 words)

	Records Relating to Pre-National Zoological Park Purchases
		Benjamin Stoddert was a land speculator for the new federal city and purchased many large tracts of land in and around Washington, DC including this large parcel.
		Stoddert discussed at length the merits of owning certain parcels of land in the Washington, DC area and their potential value, especially over time.
		Stoddert donated approximately half of his land holdings in the Washington, DC area for the creating of the new federal city, thereby loosing a lot of money.
	www.si.edu /oahp/holthous/prezoo.htm (11919 words)

	School History
		Benjamin Stoddert opened its doors as a Junior High School in the fall of 1955.
		Benjamin Stoddert (1751-1813) was born in Charles County, Maryland and became the first secretary of the Navy in 1798.
		Benjamin Stoddert is a participant in the Comer Process.
	www.pgcps.pg.k12.md.us /~stoddert/history.html (120 words)

	Richard S. Ewell - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Richard Stoddert Ewell (February 8, 1817 – January 25, 1872) was a career U.S. Army officer and a Confederate general during the American Civil War.
		Ewell was born in Georgetown, D.C., and raised in Prince William County, Virginia, from the age of 3, at an estate near Manassas known as "Stony Lonesome."
		He was the third son of Dr. Thomas and Elizabeth Stoddert Ewell, and was the grandson of Benjamin Stoddert, the first U.S. Secretary of the Navy, and the brother of Benjamin Stoddert Ewell.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Richard_Stoddert_Ewell (2179 words)

	Educator Turned Soldier Saved Virginia's Oldest College from Wartime Ruin
		Benjamin Stoddert Ewell was born on June 10, 1810, in the Georgetown section of Washington, D.C., the son of Dr. Thomas Ewell and his wife Elizabeth and the grandson of Benjamin Stoddert, the first Secretary of the American Navy.
		Ewell was apppointed colonel of the 32nd Virginia and went on to serve as a staff officer for General Joseph E. Johnston.
		And yet for every single morning of that long seven-year period, Benjamin Stoddert Ewell would arise and ring the bell calling students to class, so it could never be said that William and Mary had abandoned its mission to educate the young men of Virginia.
	vaudc.org /ewell.html (661 words)

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		Guaraldo’s class which was placed by the school system, decided the commute was too far and has left Stoddert.
		This is called “equalization” and it is to ensure schools have the actual number of children they say they have.
		We would like for you to use the "submit information" button on the left of our site to submit your information to the PTA as we are trying to keep track of all the student information as well and will be working on a Stoddert family directory.
	www.stoddert.org (979 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Ewell,
		Ewell, Benjamin Stoddert EWELL, BENJAMIN STODDERT [Ewell, Benjamin Stoddert], 1810-94, American educator, b.
		Ewell, Richard Stoddert EWELL, RICHARD STODDERT [Ewell, Richard Stoddert] 1817-72, Confederate general, b.
		Ewell rose rapidly in the Confederate army, becoming a major general by Oct., 1861.
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	Social life in the early republic: a machine-readable transcription.
		Benjamin Stoddert wrote to her niece of dining at the President's and of having a dozen or fourteen to dine with her.
		Benjamin Stoddert's neighbors in Georgetown were Dr. Charles and Nicholas Worthington, who lived near the Aqueduct Bridge, and General and Mrs.
		Benjamin Stoddert, in her letters from Philadelphia, often speaks of Bostock House and its lovely garden, as well as of that of Graden, which was another family mansion in the neighborhood of Bladensburg.
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		So when she got to Stoddert she was essentially brought in with little support and little guidance, other than what Stoddert parents and teachers could provide.
		September 8th was the date where DCPS came to Stoddert and counted how many actual students we have.
		If you have any questions, please email us at pta@stoddert.org.
	www.stoddert.org.cob-web.org:8888 (979 words)

	USS Stoddert homepage (decommissioned)
		WELCOME TO THE INFORMATION PAGE OF THE USS BENJAMIN STODDERT DDG-22, THIS INFORMATION PAGE IS DEDICATED TO ALL THE MEN WHO SERVED ABOARD HER.
		THE USS BENJAMIN STODDERT DDG-22 IS THE 21st SHIP IN THE ADAMS FAMILY AND IS THE SECOND SHIP TO BEAR THE NAME SAKE.
		Saddened by the sinking of the Benjamin stoddert I have found some good in it.
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	PRESIDENT JOHN ADAMS - NAVAL APPOINTMENT SIGNED 08/15/1798 CO-SIGNED BY:CHARLES W. GOLDSBOROUGH , BENJAMIN STODDERT
		BENJAMIN STODDERT was appointed the first Secretary of the Navy on May 18, 1798.
		Stoddert drafted the bill that established the Marine Corps by act of Congress on July 11th and on July 13, 1798, in preparation for war with France.
		When the French saw that their naval policies were likely to drive the U.S. into an alliance with England, they ceased hostilities.
	www.galleryofhistory.com /archive/10_2000/pres_vicepres_firstladies/PRESIDENT_JOHN_ADAMS.htm (621 words)

	AllRefer.com - Benjamin Stoddert Ewell (Education, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		AllRefer.com - Benjamin Stoddert Ewell (Education, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		Benjamin Stoddert Ewell[yOO´ul] Pronunciation Key, 1810–94, American educator, b.
		More articles from AllRefer Reference on Benjamin Stoddert Ewell
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	White Ensign Models 1:350 USS Benjamin Stoddert (Adams Class DDG)
		These vessels were originally conceived as ‘mobilization ships’ that, in wartime, could be produced in larger quantities than expensive frigates they supplemented.
		USS Benjamin Stoddert was commissioned March 7, 1964.
		Be forewarned they do not specify the details of any specific ship besides Stoddert, so have references handy if you want to build any other unit.
	www.steelnavy.com /WEMStoddert.htm (866 words)

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