Samuel Nicholas
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Samuel Nicholas (circa 1744 - August 27, 1790) was the first officer commissioned in the United States Continental Marines (now the United States Marine Corps), and by tradition is considered to be the first Commandant of the Marine Corps.
External links
- US Marine Corps biography of Samuel Nicholas (http://hqinet001.hqmc.usmc.mil/HD/Historical/Whos_Who/Nicholas_S.htm)
Preceded by: none | Commandant of the United States Marine Corps 1775—1783 | Succeeded by: William W. Burrows (in 1798) sl:Samuel Nicholas |