The first Jewish commodore of the US Navy, descended from a Sephardic family. He fought to abolish flogging in the Navy and bought and preserved Thomas Jefferson's home, Monticello.
US Navy commodore · 1792–1862
The first Jewish commodore of the US Navy, descended from a Sephardic family. He fought to abolish flogging in the Navy and bought and preserved Thomas Jefferson's home, Monticello.
