James Kirke Paulding was an American writer and, for a time, the United States Secretary of the Navy. Paulding's early writings were satirical and violently anti-British, as shown in The Diverting History of John Bull and Brother Jonathan. He... Wikipedia
Born: August 22, 1778, Pleasant Valley, NY
Died: April 6, 1860 (age 81 years), New York
Spouse: Gertrude Kemble (m. 1818)
Previous office: United States Secretary of the Navy (1838–1841)