Benjamin Williams Crowninshield

Benjamin Williams Crowninshield
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Massachusetts's 2nd district
In office
March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1831
Preceded byGideon Barstow
Succeeded byRufus Choate
5th United States Secretary of the Navy
In office
January 16, 1815 – September 30, 1818
PresidentJames Madison
James Monroe
Preceded byWilliam Jones
Succeeded bySmith Thompson
Member of the Massachusetts Senate
In office
1812
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office
1811
In office
1821
In office
1833
Personal details
Born(1772-12-27)December 27, 1772
DiedFebruary 3, 1851(1851-02-03) (aged 78)
PartyDemocratic Republican (Before 1825)
National Republican (1825–1834)
SpouseMary Boardman
RelativesCrowninshield family

Benjamin Williams Crowninshield (December 27, 1772 – February 3, 1851) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts and as the United States Secretary of the Navy between 1815 and 1818, during the administrations of Presidents James Madison and James Monroe.