John Barry (naval officer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Barry (naval officer)

United States admiral

Date of Birth: 25-Mar-1745

Place of Birth: County Wexford, Leinster, Ireland

Date of Death: 13-Sep-1803

Profession: military officer

Nationality: Ireland, United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

John Barry (March 25, 1745 – September 13, 1803) was an officer in the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War and later in the United States Navy.
He has been credited as "The Father of the American Navy" (and shares that moniker with John Paul Jones, and John Adams) and was appointed a captain in the Continental Navy on December 7, 1775.
He was the first captain placed in command of a U.S.
warship commissioned for service under the Continental flag.After the war, he became the first commissioned U.S.
naval officer, at the rank of commodore, receiving his commission from President George Washington in 1797.



Alternative names	Gilbert Charles Stuart ; Birth name: Gilbert Charles Stewart
Description	American painter
Date of birth/death	3 December 1755	9 July 1828
Location of birth/death	North Kingston (Newport, Rhode Island)	Boston
Work location	Boston, New York City, London, Dublin
Authority control	: Q41402 VIAF: 61689381 ISNI: 0000 0000 6634 9660 ULAN: 500010392 LCCN: n50083265 NLA: 35149085 WorldCat