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Charles Joseph Bonaparte (9 June, 1851 – 28 June, 1921) served as the thirty-seventh Secretary of the Navy from 1905 through 1906.
Life & Career
Charles Bonaparte was born in Baltimore on 9 June, 1851. He was a descendent of Jérôme Bonaparte, youngest brother of Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte.
Bonaparte replaced disgraced former railroad vice president Paul Morton on 1 July, 1905, and remained Secretary of the Navy until becoming United States Attorney General on 17 December, 1906.
See Also
Bibliography
- Bishop, Joseph Bucklin (1922). Charles Joseph Bonaparte: His Life and Public Services. New York: C. Scribner's Sons.
- Goldman, Eric F. (1943). Charles J. Bonaparte: Patrician Reformer, His Earlier Career. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press.
Papers
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Paul Morton |
Secretary of the Navy 1 Jul, 1905 – 16 Dec, 1906 |
Succeeded by Victor H. Metcalf |
Footnotes
