John Doughty

John Doughty (July 25, 1754 – September 16, 1826) was an American military officer who briefly served as the senior officer of the United States Army in 1784. Holding the rank of major at the time, he bears the distinction of being the lowest ranked individual ever to serve as the senior most United States Army officer.

This article is about the American military officer. For the English politician, see John Doughty (MP). For the Welsh footballer, see Jack Doughty.
John Doughty
2nd Senior Officer of the United States Army
In office
20 June 1784 – 12 August 1784
Preceded byHenry Knox
Succeeded byJosiah Harmar
Personal details
Born(1754-07-25)July 25, 1754
New York City, Province of New York, British America
DiedSeptember 16, 1826(1826-09-16) (aged 72)
Morristown, New Jersey, United States
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service Continental Army
 United States Army
Years of service1776-1791, 1798-1800
RankLieutenant Colonel
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.