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March 12, 1834
Hilary A. Herbert, American politician, Secretary of the Navy (died 1919)
Hilary A. Herbert
Hilary Abner Herbert was Secretary of the Navy in the second administration of President Grover Cleveland. He also served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Alabama.
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. On March 25, 2025, John Phelan was confirmed as Secretary of the Navy.
March 12
March 12 is the 71st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 294 days remain until the end of the year.