Beverley Kennon
Beverley Kennon | |
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Tudor Place Historic House & Garden likeness of Kennon, c. 1840 | |
| Born | April 7, 1793 Mecklenburg County, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | February 28, 1844 (aged 50) At sea near Fort Washington, Maryland, U.S. |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1809–1844 |
| Rank | Captain (Actual) Commodore (Customary) |
| Commands | USS Vandalia USS Macedonian Washington Navy Yard Bureau of Construction and Repair |
| Battles / wars | War of 1812 Second Barbary War |
| Spouse(s) |
Elizabeth Dandridge (died 1832)Britania Peter (m. 1842) |
Beverley Kennon (April 7, 1793 – February 28, 1844) was a career officer in the United States Navy who attained the rank of captain as head of the Bureau of Construction and Repair. He died as a result of the explosion aboard USS Princeton.