James McHenry, Irish-American surgeon and politician (died 1816)

James McHenry

American Founding Father and surgeon (1753–1816)

James McHenry was an Irish American military surgeon, statesman, and a Founding Father of the United States. McHenry was a signer of the United States Constitution from Maryland, initiated the recommendation for Congress to form the Navy, and was the eponym of Fort McHenry. He…