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    Benjamin Williams Crowninshield (December 27, 1772 – February 3, 1851) served as the United States Secretary of the Navy between 1815 and 1818, during...
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    of Thomas Jefferson. The Crowninshields were particularly praised for their naval leadership. Benjamin Williams Crowninshield was United States Secretary...
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    the Boston Brahmin Crowninshield family, Benjamin Williams Crowninshield was born in Boston, the son of Francis Boardman Crowninshield (1809–1877) and Sarah...
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    USS Crowninshield (DD–134) was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy between World War I and World War II. She was named for Benjamin Williams...
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    which he never filled. His brother Benjamin Williams Crowninshield did successfully hold the post; the Crowninshield family in general was prominent in...
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    National Society of Mural Painters Benjamin Williams Crowninshield (1772–1851), 5th U.S. Secretary of Navy Frank Crowninshield (1872–1947), creator and editor...
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    Cleopatra's Barge, first yacht to cross the Atlantic) and Benjamin Williams Crowninshield, United States Secretary of the Navy from 1815 to 1818. Some...
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    Benjamin Williams Crowninshield (1837–1892) and his mother was Katherine May Bradlee (1844–1902). His younger brother Francis Boardman Crowninshield (1869–1950)...
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    Charles Francis Adams III (category Crowninshield family)
    John Adams. His mother Fanny Crowninshield was the granddaughter of U.S. Secretary of the Navy Benjamin Williams Crowninshield. Adams was also the third...
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    Louise Evelina du Pont Crowninshield (August 3, 1877 – July 11, 1958) was an American heiress, historic preservationist, and philanthropist. She was the...
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