Secretaries of State The Department of Foreign Affairs was created by Act of Congress July 27, 1789, and the name -changed to Department of State on Sept. 15. Thomas Jefferson, then Minister to France, was appointed Secretary of State by President Washington Sept. 26, and took office March 21, 1790. John Jay, who had held the office of Secretary for Foreign Affairs since his appointment by the Ninth Continental Congress in March 1784, in place of Robert R. Livingston (appointed Jan. 1781), left it in September, 1789, when the U. S. Supreme Court was established with him as Chief Justice. The Secretary of State is charged, under the direction of the President, with the duties appertaining to correspondence with the public ministers and the consuls of the U. S. and with the representatives of foreign powers accredited to the U. S., and to negotiations of whatever character relating to the foreign affairs of the United States. Reciprocal trade treaties between the American and other governments have been a feature of the activities of the Department of State in the recent years He is the medium of correspondence between the President and the chief executives of the several States of the U. S.; he has the custody of the great seal of the U. S., and countersigns and affixes such seal to all Executives' proclamations, to various commissions, and to warrants for the extradition of fugitives. He is the custodian of the treaties made with foreign States, and of the laws of the U.S. He grants and issues passports, and exequaturs to foreign consuls in the U. S. are issued through his office. He publishes the laws and resolutions of Congress, amendments to the Constitution, and proclamations declaring the admission of new States into the Union. Limitations of armament on war ships and the size of those ships have been the subjects of treaties and conventions. The civil war in Spain, the conflict between Japan and China, and between Germany and Poland; the latter backed by Britain and France have kept the Secretary of State busy. The Navy Department was created by Act of Congress April 30, 1798, which made the Secretary a member of the Cabinet. President Adams appointed Benjamin Stoddert to the part May 3. Secretaries of the Treasury The Second Continental Congress on July 29, 1775, appointed Michael Hillegas and George Clymer, Esqs., as "joint treasurers of the United Colonies." Francis Hopkinson was elected Treasurer of Loans July 27, 1778. Robert Morris was appointed Superintendent of Finances by the Seventh Continental Congress on Feb. 20, 1781. The Treasury Department was organized by Act of Congress on Sept. 2, 1789, and President Washington commissioned Alexander Hamilton, Secretary of the Treasury on Sept. 11. Resi- ! Ap Cabinet Officers denc's pointed Resi- APCabinet Officers denc's pointed Hugh McCulloch.... Ind... 1865 Presidents Presidents 1865 J. Adams. 1797 Grant. George S. Boutwell. Mass. 1869 Wm. A. Richardson.. 1873 1874 Albert Gallatin. Pa.... 1801 Lot M. Morrill. Me.... 1876 Madison.. Ohio.. 1877 1814 Garfield William Windom.. Minn. 1881 Alexander J. Dallas Pa. Ga.... Monroe 1884 J. Q. Adams. 1825 Hugh McCulloch. 1884 Daniel Manning. Louis McLane. Del... 1831 Charles S. Fairchild.. 1887 William J. Duane. Pa... 1833 N. H.. Van Buren. 1837 McKinley. Lyman J. Gage. 1897 T. Roosevelt. 1901 Tyler. 1841 John C. Spencer. N. Y.. 1843 Taft George M. Bibb. Ky.... Polk. Robert J. Walker. Miss.. 1845 David F. Houston.... Mo.. 1920 Fillmore. Thomas Corwin. Ohio.. 1850 Harding. Coolidge.. 1923 Ga.... Hoover. 1929 Philip F. Thomas. John A. Dix. F.D.Roosevelt William H. Woodin. 1933 The Second Continental Congress set up in June, 1776, a Board of War and Ordnance consisting of five members: John Adams, Roger Sherman, Benjamin Harrison, James Wilson and Edward Rutledge. Richard Peters was elected Secretary on June 12. This Board several times changed, continued until Oct. 30, 1781, when Congress appointed Benjamin Lincoln Secretary of War, a position created by Act of Congress the previous February. The Eleventh Continental Congress on March 8, 1785, appointed Gen. Henry Knox to succeed him with the added duties of the Navy. The War (and Navy) Department was created by Act of Congress Aug. 7, 1789, and Gen. Henry Knox was commissioned Secretary of War under that Act Sept. 12, 1789. The Department of Agriculture was created by Act of Congress, May 15, 1862. On Feb. 8, 1889, its The Secretary of Agriculture is charged with the work of promoting agriculture in its broadest sense, 1791 1795 Postmasters-General Benjamin Franklin had been Deputy Postmaster in America, (1737), and Postmaster General for the Colonies (1753) under the King until summarily dismissed by him Jan. 30, 1774. The Second Continental Congress created the Post Office Department with headquarters in Philadelphia and on July 26, 1776, elected Benjamin Franklin Postmaster-General for one year. On his sailing later for France as one of the Ambassadors, Richard Bache succeeded him on Nov. 7, 1776. Ebenezer Hazard was appointed Postmaster-General Jan. 28, 1782. Congress temporarily established the Post Office Department as a branch of the Treasury, on Sept. 22, 1789. and Washington commissioned Samuel Osgood PostmasterGeneral on Sept. 26. The Postmaster-General was made a member of the Cabinet March 9, 1829. Date Presidents Washington Cabinet Officers Resi- Ap de'ces pointed Samuel Osgood.. Mass.. 1789 Timothy Pickering Date Cabinet Officers Resi- Apde'ces pointed Presidents Grant... J. Adams.. 、 Gideon Granger...Ct.. David McK. Key Tenn. 1877 Horace Maynard. 1880 Thomas L. James N. Y.. 1881 Madison Return J. Meigs jr Ohio.. 1814 Polk. Cave Johnson..... Tenn. 1845 1901 Taylor.. Jacob Collamer. Vt... 1849 Fillmore.. Nathan K. Hall., N. Y.. 1850 Henry C. Payne... Wis.. 1902 1904 1905 1907 1909 1913 1921 1922 1923 1923 1929 1933 1940 Attorneys-General The office of Attorney-General was organized by Act of Congress Sept. 24, 1789. Washington appointed Edmund Randolph of Virginia, to the post. The Attorney-General was made a member of the Cabinet in 1814. Secretaries of Commerce and Labor The Department of Commerce and Labor was created by Act of Congress Feb. 14, 1903, and its Secretary made a member of the Cabinet. This Department was divided by Act of Congress in 1913 into the Department of Commerce and the Department of Labor, and the Secretary of each was made a Cabinet member. T. Roosevelt...Geo. B. Cortelyou N. Y.. T. Roosevelt. Victor H. Metcalf. Cal... Hoover. Harlan F. Stone..N. Y.. 1924 1925 1929 1933 1939 1940 1941 Secretaries of the Interior The Department of the Interior was created by Act of Congress March 3, 1849, and its secretary made a member of the Cabinet. It is charged with the supervision of public business relating to the General Land Office, Bureau of Reclamation. Geological Survey, Office of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Pensions, Bureau of Education, National Park Service, and certain hospitals and eleemosynary institutions in the Dist. of Columbia. 1John Adams. 2 Thomas Jefferson. 3 Aaron Burr.. 4 George Clinton. 5 Elbridge Gerry.. Vice-Presidents of the United States Birthplace Quincy, Mass.. Daniel D. Tompkins. Scarsdale, N. Y. 11 George M. Dallas... Philadelphia, Pa. 19 William A. Wheeler.. Malone, N. Y. Name Resi-Qual- Poli- 1782 N. Y.. Place of Death Yr. Age 1825 Rep Washington, D. C.. 1850 68 1833 Dem.. Kinderhook, N. Y.. 1862 79 1850 70 1862 72 1849 1845 Dem.. Philadelphia, Pa. 1864 72 1874 74 1853 67 1875 54 1891 81 Rep... Carter Co., Tenn. 1875 66 1869 Rep... Mankato, Minn. 1885 62 1873 1877 1881 Rep New York City.N.Y.. 1886 56 1885 Dem.. Indianapolis, Ind. 1885 66 1889 Rep... Rhinebeck, N. Y 1920 96 1893 Dem.. Chicago, Ill. 1914 78 1897 Rep... Paterson, N. J. 1899 55 1901 Rep...Oyster Bay, N. Y. 1919 61 1905 Rep... Indianapolis, Ind.. 1918 66 1909 Rep... Utica, N. Y. 1912 57 1913 Dem.. Washington, D. C.. 1925 71 1921 Rep... Northampton, Mass.. 1933 60 1925 Rep... 1860 Kan.. 1929 Rep... Washington, D. C... 1936 76 Tex..1869 Tex.. 1933 Dem. F.A. Muhlenburg Pa... 1789-1791 James K. Polk... Ter... 1835-1839 Joseph W. Keifer. O.... 1881-1883 29.. Warren Gamaliel Harding. 30. Calvin Coolidge... Rep.. Ohio 1865, Nov. 1923, Aug. 2 58 Rep.. lowa 1874. Aug. 10 1929 54 N. Y. 1882, Jan. 30 1933 51 Baptist-Harding. 31.. Herbert Clark Hoover.. Rep... 32..Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Dem.. Franklin Delano Roosevelt is the first person in the history of the United States to win or accept more than two terms of the Presidency. He was inaugurated (Jan. 20, 1941) for his third term. Cleveland's baptismal name was Stephen Grover; Wilson's was Thomas Woodrow; that of Coolidge was John Calvin. Andrew Johnson was a pro-Union Dem., who was nominated with Lincoln on a National-Union ticket. RELIGIOUS AFFILIATIONS Friends (Quakers)-Hoover. Episcopalians-Washington, Madison, Monroe, Gen. W. H. Harrison, Tyler, Taylor, Pierce, Arthur, and Franklin D. Roosevelt. Presbyterians-Jackson, Buchanan, Cleveland, Methodists-Polk, Johnson, Grant, McKinley. Taft. in Congregationalist-Coolidge. Disciples-Garfield. Jefferson and Lincoln did not claim membership any denomination. Hayes attended the Methodist Church, but never joined. Freemasons-Washington, Monroe, Jackson, Polk, Buchanan, Johnson, Garfield, McKinley, both Roosevelts, Taft, Harding. The Wives of the Presidents Source: Government and Family Records Martha (Dandridge) Custis... Martha (Wayles) Skelton. Dorothy ("Dolly") (Payne) Todd. Louisa Catherine Johnson Died Sons Dau'ers Va.... 1731 1759 1802 Mass... 1744 1764 Va.. 1748 1772 N. Car.. 1772 1794 1849 Eliza Kortright.. N. Y. 1768 1786 1830 Rachel (Donelson) Robards. Va.. Hannah Hoes.. N. Y. Anna Symmes. N.J.. Letitia Christian. Va.. 1820 Abigail Powers. N. Y Caroline (Carmichael) McIntosh N. J.. Jane Means Appleton.. N. H.. 635 1-8 (Unmarried). Mary Todd. Ky. Eliza McCardle. Tenn. Lucy Ware Webb. Lucretia Rudolph, Ellen Lewis Herndon, Va. 1837 1859 1880 Frances Folsom. N. Y. 1864 1886 Caroline Lavinia Scott. 1853 1892 1858 1896 1847 1871 1907 1861 1880 1884 Edith Kermit Čarow. N. Y.. Although born in London, her father was an American, and his family were Marylanders. |
