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Edward Trenchard
Edward Trenchard (1785–1824) was a Captain (United States), captain of the United States Navy, who saw service in the Quasi-War with France, the First Barbary War, the War of 1812, and the Second Barbary War. He was the father of Rear Admiral Stephen Decatur Trenchard. Biography Early life and background Trenchard was born in Salem, New Jersey, the son of Curtis Trenchard. The family were descendants of George Trenchard (1655–1712) from the village of Wolverton in Dorset, who had come to America with William Penn in 1682. Edward's grandfather, also George, (1706–1780), was the Attorney-General of West New Jersey in 1767-1775 and commanded the Salem Light Horse during the American Revolutionary War, Revolutionary War. Edward was initially apprenticed as an Engraving, engraver under his uncle, James Trenchard, the editor of the ''Columbian Magazine'', and a distinguished designer and an engraver of book-plates. However, a sea voyage to England at the age of 16 turned his min ...
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