Beverley Kennon

Beverley Kennon
Tudor Place Historic House & Garden likeness of Kennon, c. 1840
Born(1793-04-07)April 7, 1793
Mecklenburg County, Virginia, U.S.
DiedFebruary 28, 1844(1844-02-28) (aged 50)
At sea near Fort Washington, Maryland, U.S.
Buried
Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C. (Cenotaph)
Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
AllegianceUnited States
BranchUnited States Navy
Service years1809–1844
RankCaptain (Actual)
Commodore (Customary)
CommandsUSS Vandalia
USS Macedonian
Washington Navy Yard
Bureau of Construction and Repair
ConflictsWar of 1812
Second Barbary War
Spouses
Elizabeth Dandridge
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(died 1832)​

Britania Peter
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(m. 1842)​

Beverley Kennon (April 7, 1793 – February 28, 1844) was a career officer in the United States Navy who attained the rank of captain as head of the Bureau of Construction and Repair. He died as a result of the explosion aboard USS Princeton.

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