About Allen McLane
Lived 1746 – 1829 (aged 82). Allen McLane was a politician and soldier.
Allan McLane (August 8, 1746 – May 22, 1829) was an officer in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He was appointed as the first United States Marshal of Delaware in 1789, and as Customs Collector of the Port of Wilmington in 1797. Along the way, he commanded the Congresss Marines during the capture of HMS Savage, a British sloop-of-war.
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Who was Allen McLane?
Continental Army officer
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Allen McLane was born on 8 August 1746 in Philadelphia.
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Allen McLane died on 22 May 1829.
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Allen McLane was a politician and soldier.
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