a year in lieu of wages, rations, and other pay due him as a naval officer. Personnel Board presidents During its existence the board had five presidents. All held the courtesy rank of commodore; the rank of admiral did not come into existence until the American Civil War. John Rodgers, 1815–1824; 1827–1837 William Bainbridge, 1824–1827 Isaac Chauncey, 1837–1840 Charles Morris, 1840–1841 Lewis Warrington, 1841–1842 Chauncey, Morris, and Warrington also served on the board prior to their appointments to its presidency. Chauncey served from 1822 to 1824 and 1833 to 1837; Morris from 1823 to 1825, 1826 to 1827, and 1832 to 1840; and Warrington from 1827 to 1830 and 1840 to 1841. Other commissioners The officers listed below served as the board's other commissioners. Likewise, all held the courtesy rank of commodore. Isaac Hull, April–November 1815 David Porter, 1815–1822 Stephen Decatur, 1815–1820 Jacob Nicholas Jones, 1824–1826 Thomas Tingey, October 1827 Daniel Todd Patterson, 1828–1832 Charles Stewart, 1830–1833 Alexander Scammel Wadsworth, 1837–1840 John B. Nicolson, 1840–1841 William Montgomery Crane, 1841–1842 David Conner, 1841–1842 Secretaries of the board James Kirke Paulding—later Secretary of the Navy during the Van Buren administration—served as secretary of the board from 1815 to 1823. He was succeeded by the Navy Department's long-time chief clerk, Charles Washington Goldsborough. References General Records of the Department of the Navy, 1798-1947 - U.S. National Archives and Records Administration Records of Boards and Commissions, 1812-90, Inventory of the Naval Records Collection of the Office of Naval Records and Library, in Record Group 45. Located at the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration Brief History of Civilian Personnel in the U.S. Navy Department, by Robert G. Albion, Recorder of Naval Administration, U.S. Navy, October 1943. Online. Last updated 6 November 2003. Naval Historical Center. Viewed 13 September 2006. (Includes reference to the service of Charles W. Goldsborough) United States Navy organization Military units and formations established in 1815 1842 disestablishments in the United States 1815 establishments in the United States