David Conner (naval officer)
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| Born | 1792 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
| Died |
20 March 1856 Philadelphia |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America
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| Service/branch |
 United States Navy
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| Years of service | 1809–1847 |
| Rank |
 Commodore
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| Battles/wars |
War of 1812 Mexican-American War • Siege of Veracruz |
Commodore David Conner (1792 – 20 March 1856) was an officer of the United States Navy, whose service included the War of 1812 and the Mexican-American War. During the 1840s, he served on the Board of Navy Commissioners and as the first Chief of the Bureau of Construction, Equipment, and Repair.
Conner was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. After youthful employment in Philadelphia, he became a U.S. Navy Midshipman on 16 January 1809 and during the next few years served in the frigate President.
During the War of 1812 Conner served in Hornet during her chase of HMS Belvidera (Belvedere) and her actions with HMS Peacock in February 1813 and the March 1815 capture of HMS Penguin, during the latter of which he was wounded. For a time early in the conflict, he was a prisoner of war. He received promotion to Lieutenant in July 1813.
In the decade following the war, Lieutenant Conner served in the Pacific, had shore duty at Philadelphia and commanded the schooner Dolphin. Attaining the rank of Commander in March 1825, he was Commanding Officer of the sloops of war Erie and John Adams before receiving promotion to Captain in 1835.
He served as a Navy Commissioner in 1841 and 1842, and upon the establishment of the bureau system in the Navy became the first Chief of the Bureau of Construction, Equipment, and Repair.
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