--- title: "2 James Barron Quotes - (The northern Highlands in the nineteenth century)" description: "Commodore James Barron was a United States Navy officer. He served in the Quasi-War and the Barbary Wars, during which he commanded a number of famous s..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b012/author-james-barron-46122.jpg" --- ![Portrait of James Barron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b012/author-james-barron-46122.jpg) # James Barron (1715–1772) **2** quotes in **1** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Commodore James Barron was a United States Navy officer. He served in the Quasi-War and the Barbary Wars, during which he commanded a number of famous ships, including USS Essex and USS President. ## Quick Facts About James Barron Born January 1, 1715 Died November 30, 1772 Notable works The northern Highlands in the nineteenth century ## About James Barron Commodore James Barron was a United States Navy officer. He served in the Quasi-War and the Barbary Wars, during which he commanded a number of famous ships, including USS Essex and USS President. As commander of the frigate USS Chesapeake, in 1807 he was involved in the Chesapeake–Leopard affair, which led to the surrender of his ship to the British and resulted in his court-martial for his actions during the incident. After criticism from some fellow officers, the resulting controversy led Barron to a pistol duel with one of the officers who had presided over his court-martial, Stephen Decatur, resulting in Decatur's death. Suspended from command for failure to prepare the Chesapeake for battle, he pursued commercial interests in Europe during the War of 1812. Barron finished his naval career on shore duty, becoming the Navy's senior officer in 1839. ## Quotes by James Barron > [It was hard to make fun of him because he seemed to have so much fun making fun of himself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-barron/it-was-hard-to-make-fun-of-him-because-he-seemed-to-have-so-much-fun/) James Barron [Fun making](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fun-making/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/638/james-barron-98558_fun-making_it-was-hard-to-make-fun-of-him-because-h_117357.jpg) > [“Philately is exacting. It demands an eye and a memory for details, for the intricacies of designs, for tiny differences between one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-barron/philately-is-exacting-it-demands-an-eye-and-a-memory-for-details-for/) James Barron [Stamps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/stamps/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ffc/james-barron-98558_stamps_philately-is-exacting-it-demands-an-eye_2593169.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-barron/#itemlist", "name": "James Barron Quotes", "numberOfItems": 2, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It was hard to make fun of him because he seemed to have so much fun making fun of himself.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "James Barron" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-barron/it-was-hard-to-make-fun-of-him-because-he-seemed-to-have-so-much-fun/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/638/james-barron-98558_fun-making_it-was-hard-to-make-fun-of-him-because-h_117357.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/638/james-barron-98558_fun-making_it-was-hard-to-make-fun-of-him-because-h_117357.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/638/james-barron-98558_fun-making_it-was-hard-to-make-fun-of-him-because-h_117357.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It was hard to make fun of him because he seemed to have so much fun making fun of himself.” — James Barron", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Philately is exacting. 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