Hopley Yeaton
Hopley Yeaton | |
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| Born | 1739 Somersworth, Province of New Hampshire, British America |
| Died | May 12, 1812 (aged 73) Lubec, Maine, United States |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch | Revenue Cutter Service |
| Known for | First naval commissioned officer under the U.S. Constitution. |
Hopley Yeaton (1739 – May 12, 1812) was the first officer commissioned (March 21, 1791) under the Constitution of the United States by George Washington into the Revenue-Marine (later known as the Revenue Cutter Service), one of the forerunners of the modern-day United States Coast Guard. The Coast Guard was created when Congress merged the Revenue Cutter Service with the U.S. Lifesaving Service in 1915.