James C. Jarvis

James Canon Jarvis (c. 1787 – 2 February 1800) was a midshipman in the United States Navy during the Quasi-War with France.

Jarvis was the son of James Jarvis of New York.

Honoring Jarvis for his bravery and devotion to duty, the Sixth Congress by Joint Resolution 29 March 1800 deemed his conduct "deserving of the highest praise" and his loss "a subject of National regret."

"Resolved, That the conduct of James Jarvis, a midshipman in said frigate, who gloriously preferred certain death to an abandonment of his post, is deserving of the highest praise; and that the loss of so promising an officer is a subject of national regret." Thomas Hart Benton, Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856, Vol. II, p. 471.

In 1937, the US Navy named a destroyer after James C. Jarvis. The USS Jarvis (DD-393) was sunk with all hands off Guadalcanal on August 9, 1942. In 1944, a second destroyer was named after Jarvis (DD-799).