BENJAMIN WILLIAMS CROWNINSHIELD

Crowninshield, Benjamin Williams (1773-1851), (brother of Jacob Crowninshield, grandfather-in-law of John Quincy Adams; great-grandfather of Charles Francis Adams), a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Salem, Mass., December 27, 1772; prepared for college; engaged in mercantile pursuits in Salem, Mass.; member of the State house of representatives in 1811; served in the State senate in 1812; appointed Secretary of the Navy by President Madison December 19, 1814; reappointed by President Monroe and served in this capacity until October 1, 1818, when he resigned; again a member of the State house of representatives in 1821; elected as an Adams-Clay Republican to the Eighteenth Congress; reelected as an Adams candidate to the Nineteenth and Twentieth Congresses; and reelected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the Twenty-first Congress (March 4, 1823-March 3, 1831); chairman, Committee on Naval Affairs (Eighteenth Congress); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1830 to the Twenty-second Congress; again a member of the State house of representatives in 1833; resumed his former business pursuits; died in Boston, Mass., February 3, 1851; interment in Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
Parents: George Crowninshield, Mary Derby
Spouse: Mary Boardman
Marriage Place: Salem, Essex County, MA
Marriage Date: 1 Jan 1804
Children
E Crowninshield 1804–
Mary Crowninshield 1806–
Benjamin Varnum Crowninshield M 26 Jan 1808
Francis Crowninshield 1809–1877
George C Crowninshield 1812–1857
Lucia Crowninshield 1812–1812
Anstis W Crowninshield 1815–
Edward A Crowninshield 1817–
Lucy Ann Crowninshield 1818–

Sources:
United States Federal Census
Massachusetts Vital Records
The Political Graveyard
Submitted by Deborah Crowell