Arthur Sinclair Military person

Commodore Arthur Sinclair (28 February 1780 – 7 February 1831) was an early American naval hero, who served in the U.S. Navy during the Quasi-War with France, the First Barbary War and in the War of 1812. His three sons also served in the Navy; they resigned in 1861, however, to serve in the Confederate Navy.Sinclair was the great-grandfather of novelist Upton Sinclair, author of the novel The Jungle (1906).

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Arthur Sinclair
Birth dateFebruary 28, 1780
Birth place
Virginia
Date of deathFebruary 07, 1831
Place of death
Norfolk Virginia

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military operations
Quasi-War
War of 1812
First Barbary War
military branch
United States Navy
service start1796
service end1831

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