The Biographical Dictionary of America/Angus, Samuel

ANGUS, Samuel, naval officer, was born in Philadelphia in 1784. He was appointed midshipman Nov. 6, 1799, and was promoted lieutenant Feb. 4, 1807; commander, July 24, 1813; and captain, April 27, 1816. He was on board the Constellation during the engagement of that vessel with the French frigate La Vengeance in 1800, and later served on the Enterprise. In 1812 he was seriously injured in the attack near Black Rock, and in the flotilla battle in Delaware bay; his injuries later resulting in mental impairment, which rendered him unfit for service. He was dismissed June 21, 1824, and died at Geneva, N. Y., May 29, 1840.