"1st Commandant of the Marine Corps" . . . . . . "1783Z"^^ . "Commandant of the Marine Corps" . . "1744Z"^^ . . . "Nicholas, Samuel"@en . "1775Z"^^ . "Samuel Nicholas"@en . . "Samuel Nicholas (1744 \u2013 27 August 1790) was the first officer commissioned in the United States Continental Marines (now the United States Marine Corps) and by tradition is considered to be the first Commandant of the Marine Corps."@en . "1790-08-27Z"^^ . "1790Z"^^ .