• Born: 29 Dec 1773, Salem MA
• Died: 3 Feb 1851, Boston MA

  General notes:

Secretary of the Navy, 1815-1818.

  Events in his life were:

• Soup tureen by Joseph Lownes, c 1810
  Private Collection ²⁰
  w: 16 3/4" (across handles)
  wt: 135 ozs, 10 dwt
  Part of a nine piece suite of serving dishes commisioned by Secretary of the Navy Benjamin Crowninshield and engraved with his monogram.