Thomas Macdonough (1783-1825)
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Title/Occupation | Commander, USN |
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| Address | "The Trap", near St. Georges. | |
| Artist | Gilbert Stuart | |
| Date painted | 1816 | |
| Credit | Wikipedia | |
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National Gallery of Art HIs home, "The Trap" south of St. Georges on Rte. 1 is on the National Register of Historic Places. | ||
He was born NEAR, not IN New Castle. So maybe this page should be "Portraits of the Rich and Famous NEAR or IN New Castle". Anyway, I couldn't resist the beautiful Gilbert Stuart painting of a truly famous naval officer-- the Hero of the battle of Lake Champlain in the war of 1812. He grew up near Rte 9 not far south of the canal and went to sea before he was 16. | ||
Jim Meek
nc-chap.org 2014, 2015
nc-chap.org 2014, 2015