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Matthew Fontaine Maury (January 14, 1806 - February 1, 1873) obtained an appointment to the U.S. Navy in 1825, with the help of then Senator Sam Houston. He served with the U.S. Navy until 1861, when he resigned his commission in order to serve his home state of Virginia, during the Civil War.

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