John D. Sloat
John Drake Sloat (July 6, 1781 – November 28, 1867) was a commodore in the United States Navy who, in 1846, claimed California for the United States.
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“Two graves must hide thine and my corse;
If one might, death were no divorce.”
—John Donne (1572–1631)