Home › Authors › Thomas MacDonough Thomas MacDonough United States · b. 1783 – d. 1825 · 1 book Biography Thomas Macdonough, Jr. was a United States Navy officer noted for his roles in the First Barbary War and the War of 1812. He was the son of a revolutionary officer, Thomas Macdonough, Sr. who lived near Middletown, Delaware. Books by Thomas MacDonough Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, to the chairman of the Naval Committee 1814