james mchenry

James McHenry (November 16, 1753–May 3, 1816) was an early American statesman. McHenry was a signer of the United States Constitution from Maryland and the namesake of Fort McHenry, the bombardment of which inspired the American national anthem "Star-Spangled Banner." He was also a delegate to the Continental Congress from Maryland, and the third United States Secretary of War, under Presidents George Washington and John Adams. McHenry was born was born into a Scotch-Irish family at Ballymena, Ulster, (the then northern province of Ireland), in 1753. He enjoyed a classical education at Dublin, and emigrated to Philadelphia in 1771 where he became a physician and ran a Baltimore import-export business with his brother.

Preceded by:
Timothy Pickering>

width="40%" align="center"| United States Secretary of War
1796-1800

width="30%" align="center"| Succeeded by:
Samuel Dexter

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