births
October 16, 1762
Paul Hamilton, American soldier and politician, 3rd United States Secretary of the Navy (died 1816)
Paul Hamilton (politician)
Paul Hamilton was the 3rd United States Secretary of the Navy, from 1809 to 1813.
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.