Lawyer and statesman, born Trinidad, West Indies, 1813; died Pensacola, Florida, 1873. He took part in the Seminole War and later represented Florida in the United States Senate. In the Civil War he joined the Confederates, distinguishing himself as Secretary of the Navy by building the entire Confederate navy.
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