OVERVIEW:

FULL NAME:
James Kirke Paulding

BORN:
August 22, 1778;
Nine Partner, Dutchess County, New York

DIED:
April 6, 1860 (age 81)l
Hyde Park, New York

POLITICAL PARTY:
Democratic-Republican (Before 1825)
Democratic (1825–1860)

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
1807-1860:
Author and Poet
1815-1823:
Secretary to the first Board of Navy Commissioners
1824-1838:
Navy Agent
1838-1841:
U.S. Secretary of the Navy

RESOURCES:
U.S. Navy
Bartleby
UVA Miller Center
Wikipedia

OBITUARY:
New York Times

BOOKS:
University of Pennsylvania
Literary Life of James K. Paulding

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