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The Commandant of the United States Marine Corps is the highest ranking officer of the United States Marine Corps and a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, reporting to the Secretary of the Navy but not to the Chief of Naval Operations. As with the other joint chiefs, the commandant is responsible for ensuring the organization and readiness of his respective service branch and for advising the President. However, as with the other joint chiefs, the commandant has no operational command authority.

"The Commandant is directly responsible to the Secretary of the Navy for the total performance of the Marine Corps. This includes the administration, discipline, internal organization, training, requirements, efficiency, and readiness of the service. The Commandant also is responsible for the operation of the Marine Corps material support system."[1]

Since 1801, the home of the Commandant is located in Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C..

List of Commandants

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General James T. Conway
34th and current Commandant
# Name Start of Tenure End of Tenure
1.Samuel NicholasNovember 28, 1775August 27, 1783
2.William W. Burrows12 July, 17986 March, 1804
3.Franklin Wharton7 March, 1804September 1, 1818
Archibald Henderson (acting)September 16, 1818March 2, 1819
4.Anthony Gale3 March, 18198 October, 1820
5.Archibald HendersonOctober 17, 1820January 6, 1859
6.John HarrisJanuary 7, 18591 May, 1864
7.Jacob Zeilin10 June, 1864October 31, 1876
8.Charles G. McCawleyNovember 1, 1876January 29, 1891
9.Charles Heywood30 June, 1891October 2, 1903
10.George F. ElliottOctober 3, 1903November 30, 1910
11.William P. BiddleFebruary 3, 1911February 24, 1914
12.George BarnettFebruary 25, 191430 June, 1920
13.John A. Lejeune1 July, 19204 March, 1929
14.Wendall C. Neville5 March, 19298 July, 1930
15.Ben H. Fuller9 July, 1930February 28, 1934
16.John H. Russell, Jr.1 March, 1934November 30, 1936
17.Thomas HolcombDecember 1, 1936December 31, 1943
18.Alexander A. VandegriftJanuary 1, 1944December 31, 1947
19.Clifton B. CatesJanuary 1, 1948December 31, 1951
20.Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr.January 1, 1952December 31, 1955
21.Randolph M. PateJanuary 1, 1956December 31, 1959
22.David M. ShoupJanuary 1, 1960December 31, 1963
23.Wallace M. Greene, Jr.January 1, 1964December 31, 1967
24.Leonard F. Chapman, Jr.January 1, 1968December 31, 1971
25.Robert Everton Cushman, Jr.January 1, 197230 June, 1975
26.Louis H. Wilson, Jr.1 July, 197530 June, 1979
27.Robert H. Barrow1 July, 197930 June, 1983
28.Paul X. Kelley1 July, 198330 June, 1987
29.Alfred M. Gray, Jr.1 July, 198730 June, 1991
30.Carl E. Mundy, Jr.1 July, 199130 June, 1995
31.Charles C. Krulak1 July, 199530 June, 1999
32.James L. Jones1 July, 1999January 12, 2003
33.Michael W. HageeJanuary 13, 2003November 13, 2006
34.James T. ConwayNovember 14, 2006Incumbent

See also

References

1. ^ "Appendix A: How the Marines Are Organized", Marine Corps Concepts and Programs 2006. United States Marine Corps, page 252. Retrieved on 2007-05-06. 

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Samuel Nicholas
1744 – August 27, 1790

1st Commandant of the Marine Corps (1775-1783)

Place of birth Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Place of death Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Allegiance Continental Marines

Years of service 1775-1783
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William W. Burrows
January 16, 1758 – March 6,1805

2nd Commandant of the Marine Corps (1798-1804)

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Franklin Wharton
July 23, 1767 – September 1, 1818

Place of birth Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Place of death New York City
Allegiance USMC

Years of service 1798-1818
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    Archibald Henderson
    January 21, 1783 – January 6, 1859

    5th Commandant of the Marine Corps (1820-1859)
    Nickname "Grand old man of the Marine Corps"
    Place of birth Colchester, Fairfax County, Virginia
    Place of death Washington, D.C.
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    September 17, 1782 – 1843

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