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Tingey, Thomas 1750-1829
Naval officer; born in London, England, Sept. 11, 1750; served in the British navy; came to America before the Revolutionary War, and became an East India trader.
He was appointed captain in the Continental navy in 1798; commanded the Ganges in 1799, and captured many French vessels.
He was in the naval service fifty years, twenty-eight of which he was in command of the navy-yard at Washington.
He died in Washington, D. C., Feb. 23, 1829.