Complex sentence: Jacob Crowninshield (March 31 1770--Brought over the first elephant to America from India. April 15 1808) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts and appointee to the position of U.S. Secretary of the Navy but never served.
Split into simpler sentences: Jacob Crowninshield (March 31 1770--April 15 1808) brought the first elephant to America from India. Was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts and appointee to the position of U.S. Secretary of the Navy but never served.