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David Henshaw
Secretary of the Navy · 1843–1844
David Henshaw, Secretary of the Navy. The Senate voted 8–34 on the nomination on Jan 15, 1844 ().
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- Secretary of the Navy1843-07-24–1844-02-18
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28th Congress · 8–34 · Jan 15, 1844 - Appointment as secretary of the navy, by limiting the removal of such injunction to the vote only on such nomination
28th Congress · 28–19 · Feb 9, 1844 - Secretary of the navy
28th Congress · 29–16 · Feb 9, 1844
Biography
David Henshaw (April 2, 1791 – November 11, 1852), son of Captain David Henshaw and Mary Sargent, was the 14th United States Secretary of the Navy.
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