MALLORY, STEPHEN R.
\mˈaləɹˌi], \mˈaləɹˌi], \m_ˈa_l_ə_ɹ_ˌi]\
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(1813-1873), of Florida (though of New England parentage), was a Senator from Florida from 1851 to 1861. During most of this time he was chairman of the Committee on Naval Affairs. On the formation of the Confederate Government he was appointed by President Davis Secretary of the Navy, which office he held during the continuance of the Confederacy.
By John Franklin Jameson
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