Thomas Truxtun

Biografi
Kelahiran	17 Februari 1755 Long Island
Kematian	5 Mei 1822 (67 tahun) Philadelphia
Tempat pemakaman	Christ Church, Philadelphia (en)
Kegiatan
Pekerjaan	personel militer
Cabang militer	Angkatan Laut Amerika Serikat
Pangkat militer	Laksamana Pertama
Konflik	Perang Revolusi Amerika Serikat
Keluarga
Anak	Emily Truxton (mul) , William Truxtun (mul) , Anna Maria Truxtun (mul)
Kerabat	William Talbot Truxtun (en) (cucu laki-laki) Edward Fitzgerald Beale (en) (cucu laki-laki) Mary H. Eastman (en) (cucu perempuan)
Penghargaan  Congressional Gold Medal (en)

Thomas Truxtun (atau Truxton) (17 Februari 1755 – 5 Mei 1822) adalah seorang perwira angkatan laut Amerika setelah Perang Revolusi, ketika ia menjabat sebagai seorang prajurit, yang naik ke pangkat komodor pada akhir abad ke-18 dan kemudian bertugas dalam Perang Kuasi dengan Prancis. Ia adalah salah satu dari enam komandan pertama yang ditunjuk untuk Angkatan Laut AS baru oleh Presiden Washington.

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•  Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Truxtun, Thomas" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 27 (Edisi 11). Cambridge University Press.
• Ferguson, Eugene S. (1956). Truxtun of the Constellation:The Life of Commodore Thomas Truxtun, U.S. Navy, 1755–1822. Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 0801865972.  – Dated, but still the best biography of Truxtun in print.
• Fowler, William M. (1900). Silas Talbot: Captain of Old Ironsides. Mystic Seaport Museum. hlm. 231. ISBN 9780913372739.
• Grant, Bruce (1930). Captain of the Constellation: Commodore Thomas Truxtun. New York: Putnam.
• Statham, Edward Phillips (1910). Privateers and privateering. With eight illustrations. New York: Hutchinson & Co. / James Pott & Co. hlm. 382.
• Truxtun, Thomas (1809). Biographical Memoirs of Thomas Truxtun, ESQ. from the Port Folio. Bradford & Inskeep.
• Tuckerman, Henry (2009). The Life of Silas Talbot. Bedford, Mass.: Applewood Books. hlm. 148. ISBN 9781429021593.

• Excerpt from Truxtun's signal book Diarsipkan 2003-04-26 di Wayback Machine.
• Eugene S. Ferguson, Truxtun of the Constellation (322pp, 1956)
• (Inggris) Thomas Truxtun di Find a Grave