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	80k	James Kirke Paulding, son of a Revolutionary War patriot, was born 27 August 1718 in Nine Partners, Dutchess County, N.Y. As a young man he became widely known as a man of letters and as in intimate friend of Washington Irving. He served as Secretary of the first Board of Navy Commissioners consisting of Commodores Hull, Porter, and Rodgers. After filling the office of Navy Agent at the port of New York for 12 years, Paulding entered President Martin Van Buren's cabinet as Secretary of the Navy 1 July 1838. While in office he opposed the introduction of steam propelled warships declaring that he would "never consent to let our old ships perish, and transform our Navy into a fleet of (steam) sea monsters." Upon his retirement from office he purchased an estate at Hyde Park, where he remained until his death 5 April 1860. Photo #: NH 54790-A-KN. James K. Paulding, Secretary of the Navy, 1 July 1838 - 3 March 1841 portrait by A.S. Conrad. Courtesy of the Navy Art Collection, Washington, D.C. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.		Bill Gonyo
	94k	Undated, location unknown. NARA # 19N10417.		Daniel Dunham
	135k	Aerial view of USS James K. Paulding (DD 238) date and place unknown. Photo from the collection of the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum.		Darryl Baker
	175k	USS James K. Paulding (DD 238) date and place unknown. Photo from the collection of the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum.		Darryl Baker
	113k	Photo #: NH 72403, U.S. Navy Destroyers steaming out to sea through the Golden Gate, off San Francisco, California, 15 April 1925. These ships are (from left to right): USS Sturtevant (DD-240); USS Lawrence (DD-250); USS James K. Paulding (DD-238); and an unidentified sister ship. Courtesy of Charles M. Loring, 1970. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.		Paul Rebold

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