Biography
Louis Malesherbes Goldsborough was born in Washington, D.C in 1805, the son of a chief clerk at the United States Department of the Navy. He was appointed midshipman in the United States Navy by Secretary of the Navy Paul Hamilton on June 28, 1812. At the time of his appointment, he was seven years old, and Goldsborough did not actually begin serving until February 13, 1816, when he reported for duty at the Washington Navy Yard.
In 1831 Goldsborough married Elizabeth Gamble Wirt, daughter of William Wirt, U.S. Attorney General from 1817-1829. Together, they had three children: William, Louis, and Elizabeth.
In 1833, after helping lead German emigrants to Wirt's Estates near Monticello, Florida, Goldsborough took leave from the Navy to command a steamboat expedition, and later mounted volunteers in the Seminole War.
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