"John Drake Sloat"@en . . . "John Drake Sloat (July 6, 1781 \u2013 November 28, 1867) was a commodore in the United States Navy who, in 1846, claimed California for the United States."@en . "1800Z"^^ . . "1867Z"^^ . "1867-11-28Z"^^ . "Pacific Squadron" . . "1781-07-06Z"^^ . . . . "1861Z"^^ . . . . "1st" . . "1781Z"^^ . . "Military Governor of California" . . . . . . . "Sloat, John Drake"@en . . "Military Governor of California" .