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James McHenry (November 16, 1753–May 3, 1816) was an early American statesman. McHenry was 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 | United States Secretary of War 1796-1800 | Succeeded by: Samuel Dexter |
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