Global political history

Global political history from 3000 BC to the 21st century – political leaders, elections, and more.

Cabinet of the United States

Cabinet offices in the United States.

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United States Department of Agriculture

United States Secretary of Agriculture
Norman Jay Coleman

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 16 1827; d. November 3 1911.

1889

Jeremiah McLain Rusk

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 13 1812; d. March 28 1872.

1889 – 1893

Julius Sterling Morton

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 22 1832; d. April 27 1902.

1893 – 1897

James “Tama Jim” Wilson

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 16 1835; d. August 26 1920.

1897 – 1913

Henry Cantwell Wallace

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 11 1866; d. October 25 1924.

1921 – 1924

Howard Mason Gore

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 12 1877; d. June 20 1947.

1924 – 1925

William Marion Jardine

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 16 1879; d. January 17 1955.

1925 – 1929

Arthur Mastick Hyde

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 12 1877; d. October 17 1947.

1929 – 1933

Henry Agard Wallace

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 7 1888; d. November 18 1965.

1933 – 1940

Claude Raymond Wickard

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 28 1893; d. April 29 1967.

1940 – 1945

Clinton Presba Anderson

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 23 1895; d. November 11 1975.

1945 – 1948

Orville Lothrop Freeman

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 9 1918; d. February 20 2003.

1961 – 1969

Edward Rell “Ed” Madigan

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 13 1936; d. December 7 1994.

1991 – 1993

Edward Thomas “Ed” Schafer

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 8 1946.

2008 – 2009

Thomas James “Tom” Vilsack

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 13 1950.

January 20 2009 – January 13 2017

Thomas James “Tom” Vilsack

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 13 1950.

February 24 2021 – January 20 2025


United States Deputy Secretary of Agriculture
Xochitl Liana Torres Small

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 15 1984.

2023 – 2025


United States Under Secretary of Agriculture
Milburn Lincoln Wilson

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 23 1885; d. November 22 1969.

1937 – 1940


United States Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development
Jill Lynette Long Thompson

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 15 1952.

1995 – 2001

Xochitl Liana Torres Small

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 15 1984.

2021 – 2023


Assistant Secretary of Agriculture
Howard Mason Gore

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 12 1877; d. June 20 1947.

1923 – 1924

Rexford Guy Tugwell

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 10 1891; d. July 21 1979.

1933 – 1934

Milburn Lincoln Wilson

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 23 1885; d. November 22 1969.

1934 – 1937




United States Department of Commerce

United States Secretary of Commerce and Labor
George Bruce Cortelyou

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 26 1862; d. October 23 1940.

1903 – 1904


United States Secretary of Commerce
Joshua Willis Alexander

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 22 1852; d. February 27 1936.

1919 – 1921

Herbert Clark Hoover

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 10 1874; d. October 20 1964.

1921 – 1928

William Fairfield Whiting

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 20 1864; d. August 31 1936.

1928 – 1929

Harold Lloyd “Harry” Hopkins

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 17 1890; d. January 29 1946.

1938 – 1940

Jesse Holman Jones

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 5 1874; d. June 1 1956.

1940 – 1945

Henry Agard Wallace

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 7 1888; d. November 18 1965.

1945 – 1946

William Averell Harriman

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 15 1891; d. July 26 1986.

1946 – 1948

Charles W. Sawyer

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 10 1887; d. April 7 1979.

1948 – 1953

Lewis Lichtenstein Strauss (*acting)

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 31 1896; d. January 21 1974.

1958 – 1959

Peter George Peterson

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 5 1926; d. March 20 2018.

1972 – 1973

Rogers Clark Ballard Morton

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 19 1914; d. April 19 1979.

1975 – 1976

Elliot Lee Richardson

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 20 1920; d. December 31 1999.

1976 – 1977

William Michael Daley

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 9 1948.

1997 – 2000

Norman Yoshio Mineta

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 12 1931; d. May 3 2022.

References:

[1] “Norman Y. Mineta,” Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774–Present, United States Congress, accessed April 11, 2026, https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/M000794.

July 21 2000 – January 20 2001


United States Under Secretary of Commerce
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 17 1914; d. August 17 1988.

1963 – 1965

James Addison Baker III

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 28 1930.

1975 – 1976


United States Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade
Stuart Elliott Eizenstat

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 15 1943.

1996 – 1997




United States Department of Defense

United States Secretary of Defense
James Vincent Forrestal

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 15 1892; d. May 22 1949.

1947 – 1949

Louis Arthur Johnson

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 10 1891; d. April 24 1966.

1949 – 1950

George Catlett Marshall, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 31 1880; d. October 16 1959.

1950 – 1951

Thomas Sovereign Gates, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 10 1906; d. March 25 1983.

1959 – 1961

Robert Strange McNamara

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 9 1916; d. July 6 2009.

1961 – 1968

Clark McAdams Clifford

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 25 1906; d. October 10 1998.

1968 – 1969

Melvin Robert Laird, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 1 1922; d. November 16 2016.

1969 – 1973

Elliot Lee Richardson

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 20 1920; d. December 31 1999.

1973

William Perry “Bill” Clements, Jr. (*acting)

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 13 1917; d. May 29 2011.

1973

James Rodney Schlesinger

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 15 1929; d. March 27 2014.

1973 – 1975

Donald Henry Rumsfeld

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 9 1932; d. June 29 2021.

1975 – 1977

Frank Charles Carlucci III

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 18 1930; d. June 3 2018.

1987 – 1989

Richard Bruce “Dick” Cheney

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 30 1941.

1989 – 1993

Leslie “Les” Aspin, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 21 1938; d. May 21 1995.

1993 – 1994

William James Perry

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 11 1927.

1994 – 1997

William Sebastian Cohen

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 28 1940.

1997 – 2001

Donald Henry Rumsfeld

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 9 1932; d. June 29 2021.

2001 – 2006

Robert Michael Gates

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 25 1943.

2006 – 2011

Leon Edward Panetta

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 28 1938.

2011 – 2013

James Norman “Jim” Mattis

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 8 1950.

2017 – 2019

Mark Thomas Esper (*acting)

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 26 1964.

2019

Mark Thomas Esper

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 26 1964.

2019 – 2020

Peter Brian “Pete” Hegseth

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 6 1980.

2025 – present


United States Deputy Secretary of Defense
Robert Bernard Anderson

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 4 1910; d. August 14 1989.

1954 – 1955

Thomas Sovereign Gates, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 10 1906; d. March 25 1983.

1959

Cyrus Roberts Vance

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 27 1917; d. January 12 2002.

1964 – 1967

Paul Henry Nitze

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 16 1907; d. October 19 2004.

1967 – 1969

William Perry “Bill” Clements, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 13 1917; d. May 29 2011.

1973 – 1977

Frank Charles Carlucci III

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 18 1930; d. June 3 2018.

1981 – 1982

Donald Jesse Atwood, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 25 1924; d. April 24 1994.

1989 – 1993

William James Perry

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 11 1927.

1993 – 1994

Paul Dundes Wolfowitz

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 22 1943.

2001 – 2005


United States Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence
James Robert Clapper, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 14 1941.

2007 – 2010


United States Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness
Bradley Rogers “Brad” Carson*

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 11 1967.

2015 – 2016


United States Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
Paul Dundes Wolfowitz

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 22 1943.

1989 – 1993

Eric Steven Edelman

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 27 1951.

2005 – 2009


United States Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering
William James Perry

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 11 1927.

1977 – 1981


Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs
Paul Henry Nitze

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 16 1907; d. October 19 2004.

1961 – 1963

Richard Lee Armitage

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 26 1945; d. April 13 2025.

1983 – 1989


Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs
William K. Brehm

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 29 1929; d. July 30 2025.

1976 – 1977


Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Reserve Affairs
William K. Brehm

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 29 1929; d. July 30 2025.

1973 – 1976


Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs
Louis Alan “Pete” Williams

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 28 1952.

1989 – 1993


General Counsel of the Department of Defense
Cyrus Roberts Vance

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 27 1917; d. January 12 2002.

1961 – 1962

Jeh Charles Johnson

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 11 1957.

2009 – 2012


United States Department of the Army

United States Secretary at War
Benjamin Lincoln

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 24 1733; d. May 9 1810.

1781 – 1783

Continental States Secretary at War
Henry Knox

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 25 1750; d. October 25 1806.

1785 – 1789

United States Secretary of War
Henry Knox

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 25 1750; d. October 25 1806.

1789 – 1794

Timothy Pickering

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 17 1745; d. January 29 1829.

1795

James McHenry

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 16 1753; d. May 3 1816.

1796 – 1800

Samuel Dexter

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 14 1761; d. May 4 1816.

1800 – 1801

Henry Dearborn

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 23 1751; d. June 6 1829.

1801 – 1809

William Eustis

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 26 1757; d. October 29 1824.

1809 – 1813

John Armstrong, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 25 1758; d. April 1 1843.

1813 – 1814

James Monroe

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 28 1758; d. July 4 1831.

1814 – 1815

Alexander James Dallas (*acting)

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 21 1759; d. January 16 1817.

1815

William Harris Crawford

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 24 1772; d. September 15 1834.

1815 – 1816

George Graham (*acting)

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 16 1770; d. August 9 1830.

1816 – 1817

John Caldwell Calhoun

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 18 1782; d. March 31 1850.

1817 – 1825

James C. Barbour

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 10 1775; d. June 7 1842.

1825 – 1828

Peter Buell Porter

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 14 1773; d. March 20 1844.

1828 – 1829

John Henry Eaton

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 18 1790; d. November 17 1856.

1829 – 1831

Roger Brooke Taney (*acting)

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 17 1777; d. October 12 1864.

1831

Lewis Cass

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 9 1782; d. June 17 1866.

1831 – 1836

Joel Roberts Poinsett

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 2 1779; d. December 12 1851.

1837 – 1841

John Bell

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 18 1796; d. September 10 1869.

1841

John Canfield Spencer

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 8 1788; d. May 17 1855.

1841 – 1843

James Madison Porter

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 6 1793; d. November 11 1862.

1843 – 1844

William Wilkins

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 20 1779; d. June 23 1865.

1844 – 1845

William Learned Marcy

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 12 1786; d. July 4 1857.

1845 – 1849

George Walker Crawford

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 22 1798; d. July 27 1872.

1849 – 1850

Jefferson F. Davis

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 3 1808; d. December 6 1889.

1853 – 1857

John Buchanan Floyd

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 1 1806; d. August 26 1863.

1857 – 1860

Joseph Holt

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 6 1807; d. August 1 1894.

1861

Simon Cameron

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 8 1799; d. June 26 1889.

1861 – 1862

Edwin McMasters Stanton

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 19 1814; d. December 24 1869.

1862 – 1867

General of the Army Ulysses S. Grant*

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 27 1822; d. July 23 1885

Military ranks: Promoted to Brigadier General, 1861. Promoted to Major General, 1863. Promoted to Lieutenant General, 1864. Promoted to General of the Army, 1866. Retired from the military, 1869.

1867 – 1868

Edwin McMasters Stanton

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 19 1814; d. December 24 1869.

1868

John McAllister Schofield

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 29 1831; d. March 4 1906.

1868 – 1869

John Aaron Rawlins

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 13 1831; d. September 6 1869.

1869

General of the Army William Tecumseh Sherman (*acting)

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 8 1820; d. February 14 1891.

1869

William Worth Belknap

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 22 1829; d. October 12 1890.

1869 – 1876

Alphonso Taft

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 5 1810; d. May 21 1891.

1876

George Washington McCrary

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 29 1835; d. June 23 1890.

1877 – 1879

Alexander Ramsey

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 8 1815; d. April 22 1903.

1879 – 1881

Robert Todd Lincoln

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 1 1843; d. July 26 1926.

1881 – 1885

William Crowninshield Endicott

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 19 1826; d. May 6 1900.

1885 – 1889

Redfield Proctor

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 1 1831; d. March 4 1908.

1889 – 1891

Stephen Benton Elkins

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 26 1841; d. January 4 1911.

1891 – 1893

Daniel Scott Lamont

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 9 1851; d. July 23 1905.

1893 – 1897

Russell Alexander Alger

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 27 1836; d. January 24 1907.

1897 – 1899

Elihu Root

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 15 1845; d. February 7 1937.

1899 – 1904

William Howard Taft

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 15 1857; d. March 8 1930

1904 – 1908

Luke Edward Wright

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 29 1846; d. November 17 1922.

1908 – 1909

Henry Lewis Stimson

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 21 1867; d. October 20 1950.

1911 – 1913

Newton Diehl Baker, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 3 1871; d. December 25 1937.

1916 – 1921

John Wingate Weeks

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 11 1860; d. July 12 1926.

1921 – 1925

Dwight Filley Davis, Sr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 5 1879; d. November 28 1945.

1925 – 1929

James William Good

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 24 1866; d. November 18 1929.

1929

Henry Lewis Stimson

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 21 1867; d. October 20 1950.

1940 – 1945

United States Secretary of the Army
Cyrus Roberts Vance

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 27 1917; d. January 12 2002.

1962 – 1964

Howard Hollis “Bo” Callaway

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 2 1927; d. March 15 2014.

1973 – 1975

Joseph William Westphal*

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 26 1948.

2001

Mark Thomas Esper

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 26 1964.

2017 – 2019


United States Under Secretary of the Army
Joseph William Westphal

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 26 1948.

2009 – 2014

Bradley Rogers “Brad” Carson

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 11 1967.

2014 – 2015


Assistant Secretary of War
Dwight Filley Davis, Sr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 5 1879; d. November 28 1945.

1923 – 1925

Hanford MacNider

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 2 1889; d. February 18 1968.

1925 – 1928

Louis Arthur Johnson

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 10 1891; d. April 24 1966.

1937 – 1940

John Jay McCloy

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 31 1895; d. March 11 1989.

1941 – 1945


Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil-Military Affairs
Dewey Jackson Short

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 7 1898; d. November 19 1979.

1957 – 1958


Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works
Joseph William Westphal

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 26 1948.

1998 – 2001


Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower and Reserve Affairs)
William K. Brehm

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 29 1929; d. July 30 2025.

1968 – 1970


United States Department of the Navy

United States Secretary of Marine
Alexander McDougall

Date of birth/date of death: b. 1732; d. June 9 1786.

1781

United States Agent of Marine
Robert Morris, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 20 1734; d. May 8 1806.

1781 – 1784

United States Secretary of the Navy
Benjamin Stoddert

Date of birth/date of death: b. 1751; d. December 18 1813.

1798 – 1801

Robert Smith

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 3 1757; d. November 26 1842.

1801 – 1809

Paul Hamilton

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 16 1762; d. June 30 1816.

1809 – 1813

William Jones

Date of birth/date of death: b. 1760; d. September 6 1831.

1813 – 1814

Benjamin Williams Crowninshield

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 27 1772; d. February 3 1851.

1815 – 1818

Smith Thompson

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 17 1768; d. December 18 1843.

1819 – 1823

Samuel Lewis Southard

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 9 1787; d. June 26 1842.

1823 – 1829

John Branch, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 4 1782; d. January 4 1863.

1829 – 1831

Levi Woodbury

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 22 1789; d. September 4 1851.

1831 – 1834

Mahlon Dickerson

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 17 1770; d. October 5 1853.

1834 – 1838

James Kirke Paulding

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 22 1778; d. April 6 1860.

1838 – 1841

George Edmund Badger

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 17 1795; d. May 11 1866.

1841

Abel Parker Upshur

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 17 1790; d. February 28 1844.

1841 – 1843

David Henshaw

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 2 1791; d. November 11 1852.

1843 – 1844

Thomas Walker Gilmer

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 6 1802; d. February 28 1844.

1844

John Young Mason

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 18 1799; d. October 3 1859.

1844 – 1845

George Bancroft

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 3 1800; d. January 17 1891.

1845 – 1846

John Young Mason

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 18 1799; d. October 3 1859.

1846 – 1849

William Ballard Preston

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 25 1805; d. November 16 1862.

1849 – 1850

William Alexander Graham

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 5 1804; d. August 11 1875.

1850 – 1852

John Pendleton Kennedy

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 25 1795; d. August 18 1870.

1852 – 1853

James Cochran Dobbin

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 17 1814; d. August 4 1857.

1853 – 1857

Isaac Toucey

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 15 1792; d. July 30 1869.

1857 – 1861

Gideon Welles

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 1 1802; d. February 11 1878.

1861 – 1869

Adolph Edward Borie

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 25 1809; d. February 5 1880.

1869

George Maxwell Robeson

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 16 1829; d. September 27 1897.

1869 – 1877

Richard Wigginton Thompson

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 9 1809; d. February 9 1900.

1877 – 1880

William Henry Hunt

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 12 1823; d. February 27 1884.

1881 – 1882

William Eaton Chandler

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 28 1835; d. November 30 1917.

1882 – 1885

William Collins Whitney

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 5 1841; d. February 2 1904.

1885 – 1889

Benjamin Franklin Tracy

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 26 1830; d. August 6 1915.

1889 – 1893

Hilary Abner Herbert

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 12 1834; d. March 6 1919.

1893 – 1897

John Davis Long

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 27 1838; d. August 28 1915.

1897 – 1902

Truman Handy Newberry

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 5 1864; d. October 3 1945.

1908 – 1909

George von Lengerke Meyer

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 24 1858; d. March 9 1918.

1909 – 1913

Josephus Daniels

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 18 1862; d. January 15 1948.

1913 – 1921

Edwin Denby

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 18 1870; d. February 8 1929.

1921 – 1924

Curtis Dwight Wilbur

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 10 1867; d. September 8 1954.

1924 – 1929

William Franklin “Frank” Knox

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 1 1874; d. April 28 1944.

1940 – 1944

James Vincent Forrestal

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 15 1892; d. May 22 1949.

1944 – 1947

Robert Bernard Anderson

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 4 1910; d. August 14 1989.

1953 – 1954

Thomas Sovereign Gates, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 10 1906; d. March 25 1983.

1957 – 1959

John Bowden Connally, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 27 1917; d. June 15 1993.

1961

Paul Henry Nitze

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 16 1907; d. October 19 2004.

1963 – 1967

John Lester Hubbard Chafee

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 22 1922; d. October 24 1999.

1969 – 1972


United States Under Secretary of the Navy
James Vincent Forrestal

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 15 1892; d. May 22 1949.

1940 – 1944

Thomas Sovereign Gates, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 10 1906; d. March 25 1983.

1953 – 1957


Assistant Secretary of the Navy
William McAdoo

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 25 1853; d. June 7 1930.

1893 – 1897

Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 27 1858; d. January 6 1919

1897 – 1898

Charles Herbert Allen

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 15 1848; d. April 20 1934.

1898 – 1900

Truman Handy Newberry

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 5 1864; d. October 3 1945.

1905 – 1908

Beekman Winthrop

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 18 1874; d. November 10 1940.

1909 – 1913

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 30 1882; d. April 12 1945

1913 – 1920

Gordon Woodbury

Date of birth/date of death: b. 1863; d. 1924.

1920 – 1921

Theodore Roosevelt III

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 13 1887; d. July 12 1944.

1921 – 1924


United States Department of the Air Force

United States Secretary of the Air Force
William Stuart Symington III

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 26 1901; d. December 14 1988.

1947 – 1950

Robert Channing Seamans, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 30 1918; d. June 28 2008.

1969 – 1973


Defense Intelligence Agency

Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency
Lieutenant General Daniel Orrin Graham

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 13 1925; d. December 31 1995.

1974 – 1975


National Security Agency

Director of the National Security Agency
General Samuel Cochran Phillips

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 19 1921; d. January 31 1990.

1969 – 1973




United States Department of Education

United States Secretary of Education
Lauro Fred Cavazos, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 4 1927; d. March 15 2022.

1988 – 1990

Andrew Lamar Alexander, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 3 1940.

1991 – 1993

Elisabeth Dee “Betsy” DeVos

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 8 1958.

2017 – 2021




United States Department of Energy

United States Secretary of Energy

List of United States Secretaries of Energy

Name

Dates in Office

James Rodney Schlesinger

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 15 1929; d. March 27 2014.

1977 – 1979

William Blaine “Bill” Richardson III

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 15 1947; d. September 1 2023.

References:

[1] “Bill Richardson,” Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774–Present, United States Congress, accessed May 15, 2026, https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/R000229.

August 18 1998 – January 20 2001

Steven Chu

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 28 1948.

2009 – 2013

James Richard “Rick” Perry

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 4 1950.

2017 – 2019




United States Department of Health and Human Services

United States Secretary of Health and Human Services

United States Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare
Oveta Culp Hobby

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 19 1905; d. August 16 1995.

1953 – 1955

Robert Hutchinson Finch

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 9 1925; d. October 10 1995.

1969 – 1970

Elliot Lee Richardson

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 20 1920; d. December 31 1999.

1970 – 1973

List of United States Secretaries of Health and Human Services

Name

Dates in Office

Richard Schultz Schweiker

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 1 1926; d. July 31 2015.

1981 – 1983

Tommy George Thompson

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 19 1941.

2001 – 2005

Charles Edwin Johnson (acting)

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 15 1936; d. January 7 2024.

January 20 2009 – April 28 2009

Kathleen Sebelius

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 15 1948.

April 28 2009 – June 9 2014

Sylvia Mary Burwell

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 24 1965.

June 9 2014 – January 20 2017

Thomas Edmunds “Tom” Price

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 8 1954.

2017

Alex Michael Azar II

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 17 1967.

January 29 2018 – January 20 2021

Robert Francis Kennedy, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 17 1954.

2025 – present


United States Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services

List of United States Deputy Secretaries of Health and Human Services

Name

Dates in Office

Alex Michael Azar II

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 17 1967.

January 22 2005 – February 4 2007

William V. “Bill” Corr

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 21 1948.

May 6 2009 – April 2015


United States Under Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare
Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 8 1908; d. January 26 1979.

1953 – 1954

Herold Christian Hunt

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 8 1902; d. October 17 1976.

1955 – 1957



Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Mark McClellan

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 26 1963.

2004 – 2006


Food and Drug Administration

Commissioner of Food and Drugs
Mark McClellan

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 26 1963.

2002 – 2004




United States Department of Homeland Security

United States Secretaries of Homeland Security

List of United States Secretaries of Homeland Security

Name

Dates in Office

Thomas Joseph “Tom” Ridge

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 26 1945.

2003 – 2005

Michael Chertoff

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 28 1953.

2005 – 2009

Jeh Charles Johnson

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 11 1957.

2013 – 2017

John Francis Kelly

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 11 1950.

January 20 2017 – July 31 2017

Elaine Costanzo Duke (acting)

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 26 1958.

July 31 2017 – December 6 2017

Kirstjen Michele Nielsen

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 14 1972.

December 6 2017 – April 10 2019

Kevin Kealoha McAleenan (acting)

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 5 1971.

April 11 2019 – November 13 2019

Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 24 1959.

February 2 2021 – January 20 2025


List of United States Deputy Secretaries of Homeland Security

Name

Dates in Office

Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 24 1959.

December 23 2013 – October 28 2016

Elaine Costanzo Duke

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 26 1958.

April 10 2017 – April 15 2018

Claire M. Grady (acting)

Date of birth/date of death: b. unknown.

April 16 2018 – April 10 2019


List of Undersecretaries of Homeland Security for Management

Name

Dates in Office

Elaine Costanzo Duke

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 26 1958.

June 27 2008 – April 2010

Claire M. Grady

Date of birth/date of death: b. unknown.

August 8 2017 – April 10 2019



United States Citizenship and Immigration Services

List of Directors of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services

Name

Dates in Office

Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 24 1959.

August 12 2009 – December 23 2013



United States Customs and Border Protection

List of Commissioners of United States Customs and Border Protection

Name

Dates in Office

Kevin Kealoha McAleenan (acting)

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 5 1971.

January 20 2017 – March 20 2018

Kevin Kealoha McAleenan

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 5 1971.

March 20 2018 – April 11 2019




United States Department of Housing and Urban Development

United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Robert Clifton Weaver

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 29 1907; d. July 17 1997.

1966 – 1968

George Wilcken Romney

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 8 1907; d. July 26 1995.

1969 – 1973

James Thomas Lynn

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 27 1927; d. December 6 2010.

1973 – 1975

Carla Anderson Hills

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 3 1934.

1975 – 1977

Jack French Kemp

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 13 1935; d. May 2 2009.

1989 – 1993

Henry Gabriel Cisneros

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 11 1947.

1993 – 1997

Alphonso R. Jackson

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 9 1945.

2004 – 2008

Julián Castro

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 16 1974.

2014 – 2017

Marcia Louise Fudge

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 29 1952.

2021 – 2024


United States Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Alphonso R. Jackson

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 9 1945.

2001 – 2004




United States Department of the Interior

United States Secretary of the Interior
Thomas Ewing, Sr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 28 1789; d. October 26 1871.

1849 – 1850

Robert McClelland

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 1 1807; d. August 30 1880.

1853 – 1857

Jacob Thompson

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 15 1810; d. March 24 1885.

1857 – 1861

Caleb Blood Smith

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 16 1808; d. January 7 1864.

1861 – 1863

John Palmer Usher

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 9 1816; d. April 13 1889.

1863 – 1865

James Harlan

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 26 1820; d. October 5 1899.

1865 – 1866

Orville Hickman Browning

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 10 1806; d. August 10 1881.

1866 – 1869

Jacob Dolson Cox, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 27 1828; d. August 4 1900.

1869 – 1870

Columbus Delano

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 4 1809; d. October 23 1896.

1870 – 1875

Zachariah Chandler

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 10 1813; d. November 1 1879.

1875 – 1877

Carl Schurz

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 2 1829; d. May 14 1906.

1877 – 1881

Samuel Jordan Kirkwood

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 20 1813; d. September 1 1894.

1881 – 1882

Henry Moore Teller

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 23 1830; d. February 23 1914.

1882 – 1885

Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 15 1810; d. March 24 1885.

1885 – 1888

William Freeman Vilas

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 9 1840; d. August 27 1908.

1888 – 1889

John Willock Noble

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 26 1831; d. March 22 1912.

1889 – 1893

Michael Hoke Smith

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 2 1855; d. November 27 1931.

1893 – 1896

David Rowland Francis

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 1 1850; d. January 15 1927.

1896 – 1897

Cornelius Newton Bliss

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 26 1833; d. October 9 1911.

1897 – 1899

Ethan Allen Hitchcock

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 19 1835; d. April 9 1909.

1899 – 1907

James Rudolph Garfield

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 17 1865; d. March 24 1950.

1907 – 1909

Richard Achilles Ballinger

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 9 1858; d. June 6 1922.

1909 – 1911

Franklin Knight Lane

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 15 1864; d. May 18 1921.

1913 – 1920

Albert Bacon Fall

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 26 1861; d. November 30 1944.

1921 – 1923

Hubert Work

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 3 1860; d. December 14 1942.

1923 – 1928

Roy Owen West

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 27 1868; d. November 29 1958.

1928 – 1929

Stewart Lee Udall

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 31 1920; d. March 20 2010.

1961 – 1969

Rogers Clark Ballard Morton

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 19 1914; d. April 19 1979.

1971 – 1975

Manuel Archibald Lujan, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 12 1928; d. April 25 2019.

References:

[1] “Manuel Luján, Jr.,” Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774–Present, United States Congress, accessed April 5, 2026, https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/L000506.

February 3 1989 – January 20 1993

Dirk Arthur Kempthorne

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 29 1951; d. April 24 2026.

References:

[1] “Dirk Kempthorne,” Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774–Present, United States Congress, accessed April 26, 2026, https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/K000088.

May 26 2006 – January 19 2009

Kenneth Lee “Ken” Salazar

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 2 1955.

2009 – 2013

Debra Anne “Deb” Haaland

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 2 1960.

2021 – 2025

Douglas James “Doug” Burgum

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 1 1956.

2025 – present


United States Under Secretary of the Interior
Harry A. Slattery

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 13 1887; d. September 1 1949.

1938 – 1939

Abraham “Abe” Fortas

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 19 1910; d. April 5 1982.

1942 – 1943

Abraham “Abe” Fortas

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 19 1910; d. April 5 1982.

1944 – 1946


United States Commissioner of Education
John Eaton, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 5 1829; d. February 9 1906.

1870 – 1886




United States Department of Justice

United States Attorney General
Edmund Jennings Randolph

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 10 1753; d. September 12 1813.

1789 – 1794

William Bradford

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 14 1755; d. August 23 1795.

1794 – 1795

Charles Lee

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 1 1758; d. June 24 1815.

1795 – 1801

Levi Lincoln, Sr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 15 1749; d. April 14 1820.

1801 – 1805

Robert Smith (*acting)

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 3 1757; d. November 26 1842.

1805

John Breckinridge

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 2 1760; d. December 14 1806.

1805 – 1806

Caesar Augustus Rodney

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 4 1772; d. June 10 1824.

1807 – 1811

William Pinkney

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 17 1764; d. February 25 1822.

1811 – 1814

Richard Rush

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 29 1780; d. July 30 1859.

1814 – 1817

William Wirt

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 8 1772; d. February 18 1834.

1817 – 1829

John Macpherson Berrien

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 23 1781; d. January 1 1856.

1829 – 1831

Roger Brooke Taney

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 17 1777; d. October 12 1864.

1831 – 1833

Benjamin Franklin Butler

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 17 1795; d. November 8 1858.

1833 – 1838

Felix Grundy

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 11 1777; d. December 19 1840.

1838 – 1840

Henry Dilworth Gilpin

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 14 1801; d. January 29 1860.

1840 – 1841

John Jordan Crittenden

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 10 1787; d. July 26 1863.

1841

Hugh Swinton Legaré

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 2 1797; d. June 20 1843.

1841 – 1843

John Nelson

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 1 1791; d. January 18 1860.

1843 – 1845

John Young Mason

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 18 1799; d. October 3 1859.

1845 – 1846

Nathan Clifford

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 18 1803; d. July 25 1881.

1846 – 1848

Isaac Toucey

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 15 1792; d. July 30 1869.

1848 – 1849

Reverdy Johnson

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 21 1796; d. February 10 1876.

1849 – 1850

John Jordan Crittenden

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 10 1787; d. July 26 1863.

1850 – 1853

Caleb Cushing

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 17 1800; d. January 2 1879.

1853 – 1857

Jeremiah Sullivan Black

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 10 1810; d. August 19 1883.

1857 – 1860

Edwin McMasters Stanton

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 19 1814; d. December 24 1869.

1860 – 1861

Edward Bates

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 4 1793; d. March 25 1869.

1861 – 1864

James Speed

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 11 1812; d. June 25 1887.

1864 – 1866

Henry Stanbery

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 20 1803; d. June 26 1881.

1866 – 1868

William Maxwell Evarts

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 6 1818; d. February 28 1901.

1868 – 1869

Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 21 1816; d. January 31 1895.

1869 – 1870

Amos Tappan Akerman

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 23 1821; d. December 21 1880.

1870 – 1871

George Henry Williams

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 26 1823; d. April 4 1910.

1871 – 1875

Edwards Pierrepont

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 4 1817; d. March 6 1892.

1875 – 1876

Alphonso Taft

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 5 1810; d. May 21 1891.

1876 – 1877

Isaac Wayne MacVeagh

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 19 1833; d. January 11 1917.

1881

Benjamin Harris Brewster

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 13 1816; d. April 4 1888.

1881 – 1885

Augustus Hill Garland

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 11 1832; d. January 26 1899.

1885 – 1889

William Henry Harrison Miller

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 6 1840; d. May 25 1917.

1889 – 1893

Richard Olney

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 15 1835; d. April 8 1917.

1893 – 1895

Judson Harmon

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 3 1846; d. February 22 1927.

1895 – 1897

Joseph McKenna

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 10 1843; d. November 21 1926.

1897 – 1898

John William Griggs

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 10 1849; d. November 28 1927.

1898 – 1901

Philander Chase Knox

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 6 1853; d. October 12 1921.

1901 – 1904

George Woodward Wickersham

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 19 1858; d. January 25 1936.

1909 – 1913

James Clark McReynolds

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 3 1862; d. August 24 1946.

1913 – 1914

Thomas Watt Gregory

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 6 1861; d. February 26 1933.

1914 – 1919

Alexander Mitchell Palmer

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 4 1872; d. May 11 1936.

1919 – 1921

Harry Micajah Dougherty

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 26 1860; d. October 12 1941.

1921 – 1924

Harlan Fiske Stone

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 11 1872; d. April 22 1946.

1924 – 1925

John Garibaldi Sargent

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 13 1860; d. March 5 1939.

1925 – 1929

Robert Houghwout Jackson

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 13 1892; d. October 9 1954.

1940 – 1941

James Howard McGrath

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 28 1903; d. September 2 1966.

1949 – 1952

Herbert Brownell, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 20 1904; d. May 1 1996.

1953 – 1957

William Pierce Rogers

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 23 1913; d. January 2 2001.

1957 – 1961

Robert Francis Kennedy

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 20 1925; d. June 6 1968.

1961 – 1964

Nicholas deBelleville Katzenbach

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 17 1922; d. May 8 2012.

1965 – 1966

William Ramsey Clark (*acting)

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 18 1927; d. April 9 2021.

1966 – 1967

William Ramsey Clark

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 18 1927; d. April 9 2021.

1967 – 1969

John Newton Mitchell

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 15 1913; d. November 9 1988.

1969 – 1972

Richard Gordon Kleindienst

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 5 1923; d. February 3 2000.

1972 – 1973

Elliot Lee Richardson

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 20 1920; d. December 31 1999.

1973

Robert Heron Bork*

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 1 1927; d. December 29 2012.

1973 – 1974

Edward Hirsch Levi

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 26 1911; d. March 7 2000.

1975 – 1977

Richard Lewis “Dick” Thornburgh (*acting)

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 16 1932; d. December 31 2020.

1977

Griffin Boyette Bell

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 31 1918; d. January 5 2009.

1977 – 1979

Richard Lewis “Dick” Thornburgh

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 16 1932; d. December 31 2020.

1988 – 1991

William Pelham “Bill” Barr

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 23 1950.

1991 – 1993

Janet Wood Reno

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 21 1938; d. November 7 2016.

1993 – 2001

John David Ashcroft

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 9 1942.

2001 – 2005

Alberto R. Gonzales

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 4 1955.

2005 – 2007

Jefferson Beauregard “Jeff” Sessions III

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 24 1946.

2017 – 2018

Rod Jay Rosenstein (*acting)

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 13 1965.

2018

William Pelham “Bill” Barr

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 23 1950.

2019 – 2020

Merrick Brian Garland

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 13 1952.

2021 – 2025


United States Deputy Attorney General
William Pierce Rogers

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 23 1913; d. January 2 2001.

1953 – 1957

Lawrence Edward Walsh

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 8 1912; d. March 19 2014.

1957 – 1961

Byron Raymond “Whizzer” White

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 8 1917; d. April 15 2002.

1961 – 1962

Nicholas deBelleville Katzenbach

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 17 1922; d. May 8 2012.

1962 – 1965

William Ramsey Clark

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 18 1927; d. April 9 2021.

1965 – 1967

Richard Gordon Kleindienst

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 5 1923; d. February 3 2000.

1969 – 1972

William Pelham “Bill” Barr

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 23 1950.

1990 – 1991

Robert Swan Mueller III (*acting)

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 7 1944; d. March 20 2026.

2001

James Brien Comey, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 14 1960.

2003 – 2005

Rod Jay Rosenstein

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 13 1965.

2017 – 2019


United States Associate Attorney General
Rudolph William Louis “Rudy” Giuliani

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 28 1944.

1981 – 1983


Solicitor General of the United States
Benjamin Helm Bristow

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 20 1832; d. June 22 1896.

1870 – 1872

John Goode, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 27 1829; d. July 14 1909.

1885 – 1886

Orlow W. Chapman

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 7 1832; d. January 19 1890.

1889 – 1890

William Howard Taft

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 15 1857; d. March 8 1930

1890 – 1892

Charles Henry Aldrich

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 28 1850; d. April 13 1929.

1892 – 1893

John William Davis

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 13 1873; d. March 24 1955.

1913 – 1918

Stanley Forman Reed

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 31 1884; d. April 2 1980.

1935 – 1938

Robert Houghwout Jackson

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 13 1892; d. October 9 1954.

1938 – 1940

James Howard McGrath

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 28 1903; d. September 2 1966.

1945 – 1946

Archibald Cox, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 17 1912; d. May 29 2004.

1961 – 1965

Thurgood Marshall

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 2 1908; d. January 24 1993.

1965 – 1967

Robert Heron Bork

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 1 1927; d. December 29 2012.

1973 – 1977

Kenneth Winston “Ken” Starr

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 21 1946; d. September 13 2022.

1989 – 1993

Elena Kagan

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 28 1960.

2009 – 2010


Assistant Attorney General
Edward Terry Sanford

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 23 1865; d. March 8 1930.

1907 – 1908

William Henry Lewis

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 28 1868; d. January 1 1949.

1911 – 1913

Albert Ottinger

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 10 1878; d. January 13 1938.

1921 – 1924

Oetje John Rogge

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 12 1903; d. March 22 1981.

1939 – 1940


Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division
William Joseph “Wild Bill” Donovan

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 1 1883; d. February 8 1959.

1926 – 1927

Robert Houghwout Jackson

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 13 1892; d. October 9 1954.

1937 – 1938


Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division
Warren Earl Burger

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 17 1907; d. June 25 1995.

1953 – 1956

Carla Anderson Hills

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 3 1934.

1973 – 1975

John Robert Bolton

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 20 1948.

1988 – 1989


List of Assistant Attorneys General for the Civil Rights Division

Name

Dates in Office

Rene Alexander Acosta

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 16 1969.

August 22 2003 – June 11 2005


Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division
William Joseph “Wild Bill” Donovan

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 1 1883; d. February 8 1959.

1924 – 1925

Richard Lewis “Dick” Thornburgh

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 16 1932; d. December 31 2020.

1975 – 1977

Robert Swan Mueller III

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 7 1944; d. March 20 2026.

1990 – 1993

Michael Chertoff

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 28 1953.

2001 – 2003


Assistant Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources Division
William Ramsey Clark

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 18 1927; d. April 9 2021.

1961 – 1965

Thomas Lawrence “Tom” Sansonetti

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 18 1949.

2001 – 2005


Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel
Nicholas deBelleville Katzenbach

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 17 1922; d. May 8 2012.

1961 – 1962

William Hubbs Rehnquist

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 1 1924; d. September 3 2005.

1969 – 1971

Antonin Gregory Scalia

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 11 1936; d. February 13 2016.

1974 – 1977

William Pelham “Bill” Barr

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 23 1950.

1989 – 1990


Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legislative Affairs
Addison Mitchell “Mitch” McConnell III (*acting)

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 20 1942.

1975

John Robert Bolton

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 20 1948.

1985 – 1988


Assistant Attorney General for the Tax Division
Robert Houghwout Jackson

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 13 1892; d. October 9 1954.

1936 – 1937


Federal Bureau of Investigation

Director of the Bureau of Investigation
John Edgar Hoover

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 1 1895; d. May 2 1972.

1924 – 1935

Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
John Edgar Hoover

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 1 1895; d. May 2 1972.

1935 – 1972

James Blackburn Adams (*acting)

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 21 1926; d. April 25 2020.

1978

William Hedgcock Webster

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 6 1924; d. August 8 2025.

1978 – 1987

John E. Otto (*acting)

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 18 1938; d. April 22 2020.

1987

Robert Swan Mueller III

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 7 1944; d. March 20 2026.

2001 – 2013

James Brien Comey, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 14 1960.

2013 – 2017


Associate Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
William Mark Felt, Sr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 17 1913; d. December 18 2008.

1972 – 1973

James Blackburn Adams

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 21 1926; d. April 25 2020.

1973 – 1979


Assistant Director of the Bureau of Investigation
John Edgar Hoover

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 1 1895; d. May 2 1972.

1921 – 1924




United States Department of Labor

United States Secretaries of Labor

List of United States Secretaries of Labor

Name

Dates in Office

William Bauchop Wilson

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 2 1862; d. May 25 1934.

1913 – 1921

James John Davis

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 27 1873; d. November 22 1947.

1921 – 1930

Maurice Joseph Tobin

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 22 1901; d. July 19 1953.

1948 – 1953

Arthur Joseph Goldberg

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 8 1908; d. January 19 1990.

1961 – 1962

William Willard Wirtz

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 14 1912; d. April 24 2010.

1962 – 1969

George Pratt Shultz

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 13 1920; d. February 6 2021.

1969 – 1970

Mary Elizabeth Alexander Dole

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 29 1936.

1989 – 1990

Rene Alexander Acosta

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 16 1969.

April 28 2017 – July 19 2019




United States Department of State

United States Secretary of Foreign Affairs
Robert Robert Livingston

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 27 1746; d. February 26 1813.

1781 – 1783

John Jay

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 23 1745; d. May 17 1829.

1784 – 1789

United States Secretary of State
John Jay (*acting)

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 23 1745; d. May 17 1829.

1789 – 1790

Thomas Jefferson

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 13 1743; d. July 4 1826.

1790 – 1793

Edmund Jennings Randolph

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 10 1753; d. September 12 1813.

1794 – 1795

Timothy Pickering

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 17 1745; d. January 29 1829.

1795 – 1800

Charles Lee (*acting)

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 1 1758; d. June 24 1815.

1800

John Marshall

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 24 1755; d. July 6 1835.

1800 – 1801

Levi Lincoln, Sr. (*acting)

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 15 1749; d. April 14 1820.

1801

James Madison, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 16 1751; d. June 28 1836.

References:

[1] “James Madison, Jr.,” Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774–Present, United States Congress, accessed April 8, 2026, https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/M000043.

May 2 1801 – March 3 1809

Robert Smith

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 3 1757; d. November 26 1842.

1809 – 1811

James Monroe

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 28 1758; d. July 4 1831.

1811 – 1817

Richard Rush (*acting)

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 29 1780; d. July 30 1859.

1817

John Quincy Adams

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 11 1767; d. February 23 1848.

1817 – 1825

Henry Clay

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 12 1777; d. June 29 1852.

1825 – 1829

James Alexander Hamilton (*acting)

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 14 1788; d. September 24 1878.

1829

Martin Van Buren

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 5 1782; d. July 24 1862.

1829 – 1831

Edward Livingston

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 28 1764; d. May 23 1836.

1831 – 1833

Louis McLane

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 28 1786; d. October 7 1857.

1833 – 1834

John Forsyth, Sr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 22 1780; d. October 21 1841.

1834 – 1841

Daniel Webster

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 18 1782; d. October 24 1852.

1841 – 1843

Hugh Swinton Legaré (*acting)

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 2 1797; d. June 20 1843.

1843

Abel Parker Upshur

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 17 1790; d. February 28 1844.

1843 – 1844

John Caldwell Calhoun

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 18 1782; d. March 31 1850.

1844 – 1845

James Buchanan, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 23 1791; d. June 1 1868.

1845 – 1849

John Middleton Clayton

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 24 1796; d. November 9 1856.

1849 – 1850

Daniel Webster

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 18 1782; d. October 24 1852.

1850 – 1852

Edward Everett

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 11 1794; d. January 15 1865.

1852 – 1853

William Learned Marcy

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 12 1786; d. July 4 1857.

1853 – 1857

Lewis Cass

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 9 1782; d. June 17 1866.

1857 – 1860

Jeremiah Sullivan Black

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 10 1810; d. August 19 1883.

1860 – 1861

William Henry Seward

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 16 1801; d. October 10 1872.

1861 – 1869

Elihu Benjamin Washburne

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 23 1816; d. October 22 1887.

1869

Hamilton Fish

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 3 1808; d. September 7 1893.

1869 – 1877

William Maxwell Evarts

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 6 1818; d. February 28 1901.

1877 – 1881

James Gillespie Blaine

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 31 1830; d. January 27 1893.

1881

Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 4 1817; d. May 20 1885.

1881 – 1885

Thomas Francis Bayard

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 29 1828; d. September 28 1898.

1885 – 1889

James Gillespie Blaine

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 31 1830; d. January 27 1893.

1889 – 1892

John Watson Foster

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 2 1836; d. November 15 1917.

1892 – 1893

Walter Quintin Gresham

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 17 1832; d. May 28 1895.

1893 – 1895

Richard Olney

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 15 1835; d. April 8 1917.

1895 – 1897

John Sherman

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 10 1823; d. October 22 1900.

1897 – 1898

William Rufus Day

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 17 1849; d. July 9 1923.

1898

Elihu Root

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 15 1845; d. February 7 1937.

1905 – 1909

Philander Chase Knox

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 6 1853; d. October 12 1921.

1909 – 1913

William Jennings Bryan

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 19 1860; d. July 26 1925.

1913 – 1915

Robert Lansing

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 17 1864; d. October 30 1928.

1915 – 1920

Bainbridge Colby

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 22 1869; d. April 11 1950.

1920 – 1921

Charles Evans Hughes

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 11 1862; d. August 27 1948.

1921 – 1925

Frank Billings Kellogg

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 22 1856; d. December 21 1937.

1925 – 1929

Henry Lewis Stimson

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 21 1867; d. October 20 1950.

1929 – 1933

Cordell Hull

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 2 1871; d. July 23 1955.

1933 – 1944

James Francis Byrnes

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 2 1882; d. April 9 1972.

1945 – 1947

George Catlett Marshall, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 31 1880; d. October 16 1959.

1947 – 1949

Dean Gooderham Acheson

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 11 1893; d. October 12 1971.

1949 – 1953

John Foster Dulles

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 25 1888; d. May 24 1959.

1953 – 1959

David Dean Rusk

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 9 1909; d. December 20 1994.

1961 – 1969

William Pierce Rogers

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 23 1913; d. January 2 2001.

1969 – 1973

Henry Alfred Kissinger

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 27 1923; d. November 29 2023.

1973 – 1977

Cyrus Roberts Vance

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 27 1917; d. January 12 2002.

1977 – 1980

Edmund Sixtus Muskie

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 28 1914; d. March 26 1996.

1980 – 1981

Alexander Meigs Haig, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 2 1924; d. February 20 2010.

1981 – 1982

George Pratt Shultz

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 13 1920; d. February 6 2021.

1982 – 1989

Michael Hayden Armacost (*acting)

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 15 1937; d. March 8 2025.

1989

James Addison Baker III

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 28 1930.

1989 – 1992

Colin Luther Powell

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 5 1937; d. October 18 2021.

2001 – 2005

Condoleezza Rice

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 14 1954.

2005 – 2009

Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 26 1947.

2009 – 2013

John Forbes Kerry

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 11 1943.

2013 – 2017

Antony John Blinken

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 16 1962.

2021 – 2025

Marco Antonio Rubio

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 28 1971.

2025 – present


United States Deputy Secretary of State
Nelson Strobridge Talbott III

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 25 1946.

1994 – 2001

Richard Lee Armitage

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 26 1945; d. April 13 2025.

2001 – 2005

William Joseph Burns

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 11 1956.

2011 – 2014

Antony John Blinken

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 16 1962.

2015 – 2017


United States Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources
Jacob Joseph “Jack” Lew

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 29 1955.

2009 – 2010

Thomas Richard Nides

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 25 1961.

2011 – 2013


United States Under Secretary of State
Henry Prather Fletcher

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 10 1873; d. July 10 1959.

1921 – 1922

William Phillips

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 30 1878; d. February 23 1968

1922 – 1924

William Phillips

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 30 1878; d. February 23 1968

1933 – 1936

Benjamin Sumner Welles

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 14 1892; d. September 24 1961.

1937 – 1943

Dean Gooderham Acheson

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 11 1893; d. October 12 1971.

1945 – 1947

James Edwin Webb

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 7 1906; d. March 27 1992.

1949 – 1952

David Kirkpatrick Este Bruce

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 12 1898; d. December 5 1977.

1952 – 1953

Walter Bedell “Beetle” Smith

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 5 1895; d. August 9 1961

Military ranks: Promoted to Brigadier General, 1942. Promoted to Major General, 1942. Promoted to Lieutenant General, 1944. Promoted to General, 1951.

1953 – 1954

Herbert Charles Hoover

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 4 1903; d. July 9 1969.

1954 – 1957

Clarence Douglas Dillon

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 21 1909; d. January 10 2003.

1959 – 1961

Chester Bliss Bowles

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 5 1901; d. May 25 1986.

1961

George Wildman Ball

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 21 1909; d. May 26 1994.

1961 – 1966

Nicholas deBelleville Katzenbach

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 17 1922; d. May 8 2012.

1966 – 1969

Elliot Lee Richardson

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 20 1920; d. December 31 1999.

1969 – 1970


United States Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Organization Affairs
James Lane Buckley

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 9 1923; d. August 18 2023.

1981 – 1982

John Robert Bolton

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 20 1948.

2001 – 2005


United States Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs
Timothy Endicott “Tim” Wirth

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 22 1939.

1994 – 1997


United States Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs
Clarence Douglas Dillon

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 21 1909; d. January 10 2003.

1958 – 1959

George Wildman Ball

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 21 1909; d. May 26 1994.

1961

William Joseph Casey

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 13 1913; d. May 6 1987.

1973 – 1974

Stuart Elliott Eizenstat

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 15 1943.

1997 – 1999


United States Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
Robert Daniel Murphy

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 28 1894; d. January 9 1978.

1959

William Averell Harriman

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 15 1891; d. July 26 1986.

1963 – 1965

Michael Hayden Armacost

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 15 1937; d. March 8 2025.

1984 – 1989

William Joseph Burns

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 11 1956.

2008 – 2011


United States Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs
Karen Parfitt Hughes

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 27 1956.

2005 – 2007


Assistant Secretary of State
William Henry Trescot

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 10 1822; d. May 4 1898.

1860

Frederick William Seward

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 8 1830; d. April 25 1915.

1861 – 1869

Frederick William Seward

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 8 1830; d. April 25 1915.

1877 – 1879

Robert Roberts Hitt

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 16 1834; d. September 20 1906.

1881

William Woodville Rockhill

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 1 1854; d. December 8 1914.

1896 – 1897

William Rufus Day

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 17 1849; d. July 9 1923.

1897 – 1898

William Phillips

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 30 1878; d. February 23 1968

1917 – 1920


Third Assistant Secretary of State
William Morton Grinnell

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 28 1857; d. February 9 1906.

1892 – 1893


Executive Secretary of the United States Department of State
William Joseph Burns

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 11 1956.

1996 – 1998


Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
John Howard Francis Shattuck

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 22 1943.

1993 – 1998


Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs
David Dean Rusk

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 9 1909; d. December 20 1994.

1950 – 1951

William Averell Harriman

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 15 1891; d. July 26 1986.

1961 – 1963


Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs
Richard Charles Albert Holbrooke

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 24 1941; d. December 13 2010.

1977 – 1981

Paul Dundes Wolfowitz

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 22 1943.

1982 – 1986

Daniel Joseph Kritenbrink

Date of birth/date of death: b. ??.

2021 – 2025


Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs
Daniel Scott “Dan” Sullivan

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 13 1964.

2006 – 2009


Assistant Secretary of State for European and Canadian Affairs
Richard Charles Albert Holbrooke

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 24 1941; d. December 13 2010.

1994 – 1996

John Christian Kornblum

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 6 1943; d. December 21 2023.

1996 – 1997


Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research
Morton Isaac Abramowitz

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 20 1933; d. November 29 2024.

1985 – 1989


Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs
David Dean Rusk

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 9 1909; d. December 20 1994.

1949

Robert Daniel Murphy

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 28 1894; d. January 9 1978.

1953

Alan Lee Keyes

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 7 1950.

1985 – 1987

John Robert Bolton

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 20 1948.

1989 – 1993


Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs
Dean Gooderham Acheson

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 11 1893; d. October 12 1971.

1944 – 1945

Thruston Ballard Morton

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 19 1907; d. August 14 1982.

1953 – 1956

Douglas MacArthur II

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 5 1909; d. November 15 1997.

1965 – 1967


Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs
William Joseph Burns

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 11 1956.

2001 – 2005


Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs
Michael A. “Mike” Hammer

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 26 1963.

2011 – 2013


Assistant Secretary of State for American Republic Affairs
Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 8 1908; d. January 26 1979.

1944 – 1945

Spruille Braden

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 13 1894; d. January 10 1978.

1945 – 1947


Counselor of the United States Department of State
Robert Lansing

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 17 1864; d. October 30 1928.

1914 – 1915

George Frost Kennan

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 16 1904; d. March 17 2005.

1949 – 1950

Douglas MacArthur II

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 5 1909; d. November 15 1997.

1953 – 1956

Walt Whitman Rostow

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 7 1916; d. February 13 2003.

1961 – 1966

Robert Carl “Bud” McFarlane

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 12 1937; d. May 12 2022.

1981 – 1982

James Lane Buckley

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 9 1923; d. August 18 2023.

1982

Timothy Endicott “Tim” Wirth

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 22 1939.

1993 – 1994


Director of Policy Planning
George Frost Kennan

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 16 1904; d. March 17 2005.

1947 – 1949

Paul Henry Nitze

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 16 1907; d. October 19 2004.

1950 – 1953

Walt Whitman Rostow

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 7 1916; d. February 13 2003.

1961 – 1966

Paul Dundes Wolfowitz

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 22 1943.

1981 – 1982

Gregory Bestor Craig

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 4 1945.

1997 – 1998

Jacob Jeremiah “Jake” Sullivan

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 28 1976.

2011 – 2013




United States Department of Transportation

United States Secretary of Transportation
John Anthony Volpe

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 8 1908; d. November 11 1994.

1969 – 1973

William Thaddeus Coleman, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 7 1920; d. March 31 2017.

1975 – 1977

Brockman “Brock” Adams

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 13 1927; d. September 10 2004.

1977 – 1979

Mary Elizabeth Alexander Dole

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 29 1936.

1983 – 1987

Andrew Hill “Andy” Card, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 10 1947.

1992 – 1993

Norman Yoshio Mineta

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 12 1931; d. May 3 2022.

References:

[1] “Norman Y. Mineta,” Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774–Present, United States Congress, accessed April 11, 2026, https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/M000794.

January 25 2001 – July 7 2006

Peter Paul Montgomery “Pete” Buttigieg

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 19 1982.

2021 – 2025


Federal Aviation Administration

Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration
Alexander Porter Butterfield

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 6 1926.

1973 – 1975


Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration
John Anthony Volpe (*acting)

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 8 1908; d. November 11 1994.

1956 – 1957




United States Department of the Treasury

United States Superintendent of Finance
Robert Morris, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 20 1734; d. May 8 1806.

1781 – 1784

United States Secretary of the Treasury
Alexander Hamilton

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 11 1755/1757; d. July 12 1804.

1789 – 1795

Oliver Wolcott, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 11 1760; d. June 1 1833.

1795 – 1800

Samuel Dexter

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 14 1761; d. May 4 1816.

1801

Abraham Alfonse Albert Gallatin

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 29 1761; d. August 12 1849.

1801 – 1814

George Washington Campbell

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 9 1769; d. February 17 1848.

1814

Alexander James Dallas

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 21 1759; d. January 16 1817.

1814 – 1816

William Harris Crawford

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 24 1772; d. September 15 1834.

1816 – 1825

Richard Rush

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 29 1780; d. July 30 1859.

1825 – 1829

Samuel Delucenna Ingham

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 16 1779; d. June 5 1860.

1829 – 1831

Louis McLane

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 28 1786; d. October 7 1857.

1831 – 1833

William John Duane

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 9 1780; d. September 27 1865.

1833

Roger Brooke Taney

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 17 1777; d. October 12 1864.

1833 – 1834

Levi Woodbury

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 22 1789; d. September 4 1851.

1834 – 1841

Thomas Ewing, Sr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 28 1789; d. October 26 1871.

1841

Walter Forward

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 24 1786; d. November 24 1852.

1841 – 1843

John Canfield Spencer

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 8 1788; d. May 17 1855.

1843 – 1844

George Mortimer Bibb

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 30 1776; d. April 14 1859.

1844 – 1845

Robert James Walker

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 19 1801; d. November 11 1869.

1845 – 1849

William Morris Meredith

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 8 1799; d. August 17 1873.

1849 – 1850

Thomas Corwin

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 29 1794; d. December 18 1865.

1850 – 1853

James Guthrie

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 5 1792; d. March 13 1869.

1853 – 1857

Howell Cobb

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 7 1815; d. October 9 1868.

1857 – 1860

Philip Francis Thomas

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 12 1810; d. October 2 1890.

1860 – 1861

John Adams Dix

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 24 1798; d. April 21 1879.

1861

Salmon Portland Chase

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 13 1808; d. May 7 1873.

1861 – 1864

William Pitt Fessenden

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 16 1806; d. September 8 1869.

1864 – 1865

Hugh McCulloch

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 7 1808; d. May 24 1895.

1865 – 1869

George Sewall Boutwell

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 28 1818; d. February 27 1905.

1869 – 1873

William Adams Richardson

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 2 1821; d. October 19 1896.

1873 – 1874

Benjamin Helm Bristow

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 20 1832; d. June 22 1896.

1874 – 1876

Lot Myrick Morrill

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 3 1813; d. January 10 1883.

1876 – 1877

John Sherman

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 10 1823; d. October 22 1900.

1877 – 1881

William Windom

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 10 1827; d. January 29 1891.

1881

Charles James Folger

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 16 1818; d. September 4 1884.

1881 – 1884

Walter Quintin Gresham

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 17 1832; d. May 28 1895.

1884

Hugh McCulloch

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 7 1808; d. May 24 1895.

1884 – 1885

Daniel Manning

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 16 1831; d. December 24 1887.

1885 – 1887

Charles Stebbins Fairchild

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 30 1842; d. November 24 1924.

1887 – 1889

William Windom

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 10 1827; d. January 29 1891.

1889 – 1891

Charles William Foster, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 12 1828; d. January 9 1904.

1891 – 1893

John Griffin Carlisle

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 5 1834; d. July 31 1910.

1893 – 1897

Lyman Judson Gage

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 28 1836; d. January 26 1927.

1897 – 1902

George Bruce Cortelyou

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 26 1862; d. October 23 1940.

1907 – 1909

Franklin MacVeagh

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 22 1837; d. July 6 1934.

1909 – 1913

William Gibbs McAdoo, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 31 1863; d. February 1 1941.

1913 – 1918

Carter Glass

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 4 1858; d. May 28 1946.

1918 – 1920

Andrew William Mellon

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 24 1855; d. August 26 1937.

1921 – 1932

William Hartman Woodin

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 27 1868; d. May 3 1934.

1933

Henry Morgenthau, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 11 1891; d. February 6 1967.

1934 – 1945

Frederick Moore “Fred” Vinson

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 22 1890; d. September 8 1953.

1945 – 1946

John Wesley Snyder

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 21 1895; d. October 8 1985.

1946 – 1953

George Magoffin Humphrey

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 8 1890; d. January 20 1970.

1953 – 1957

Robert Bernard Anderson

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 4 1910; d. August 14 1989.

1957 – 1961

Clarence Douglas Dillon

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 21 1909; d. January 10 2003.

1961 – 1965

John Bowden Connally, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 27 1917; d. June 15 1993.

1971 – 1972

George Pratt Shultz

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 13 1920; d. February 6 2021.

1972 – 1974

William Edward Simon

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 27 1927; d. June 3 2000.

1974 – 1977

George William Miller

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 9 1925; d. March 17 2006.

1979 – 1981

Donald Thomas Regan

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 21 1918; d. June 10 2003.

1981 – 1985

James Addison Baker III

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 28 1930.

1985 – 1988

Nicholas Frederick Brady

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 11 1930.

1988 – 1993

Lloyd Millard Bentsen, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 11 1921; d. May 23 2006.

1993 – 1994

Paul Henry O’Neill

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 4 1935; d. April 18 2020.

2001 – 2002

Henry Merritt “Hank” Paulson, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 28 1946.

2006 – 2009

Timothy Franz Geithner

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 18 1961.

2009 – 2013

Jacob Joseph “Jack” Lew

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 29 1955.

2013 – 2017

Steven Terner Mnuchin

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 21 1962.

2017 – 2021


United States Deputy Secretary of the Treasury
William Edward Simon

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 27 1927; d. June 3 2000.

1973 – 1974

Stuart Elliott Eizenstat

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 15 1943.

1999 – 2001


United States Under Secretary of the Treasury for Domestic Finance
Jerome Hayden “Jay” Powell

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 4 1953.

1992 – 1993


United States Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs
Timothy Franz Geithner

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 18 1961.

1998 – 2001

David Robert Malpass

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 8 1956.

2017 – 2019


Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
William Duer

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 18 1743; d. May 7 1799.

1789 – 1792

Beekman Winthrop

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 18 1874; d. November 10 1940.

1907 – 1909


Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Financial Institutions
Jerome Hayden “Jay” Powell

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 4 1953.

1990 – 1992


Commissioner of Internal Revenue
George Sewall Boutwell

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 28 1818; d. February 27 1905.

1862 – 1863

William Orton

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 14 1826; d. April 22 1878.

1865

Columbus Delano

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 4 1809; d. October 23 1896.

1869 – 1870

Alfred Pleasanton

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 7 1824; d. February 17 1897.

1871

Daniel Darwin Pratt

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 26 1813; d. June 17 1877.

1875 – 1876

Green Berry Raum

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 3 1829; d. December 18 1909.

1876 – 1883

Robert Emmet Hannegan

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 30 1903; d. October 6 1949.

1943 – 1944


Treasurer of the United States
Thomas Tudor Tucker

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 25 1745; d. May 2 1828.

References:

[1] “Thomas Tudor Tucker,” Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774–Present, United States Congress, accessed April 8, 2026, https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/T000403.

December 1 1801 – May 2 1828


Comptroller of the Currency
Hugh McCulloch

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 7 1808; d. May 24 1895.

1863 – 1865

James Herron Eckels

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 22 1858; d. April 14 1907.

1893 – 1897

Charles Gates Dawes

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 27 1865; d. April 23 1951.

1898 – 1901

William Barret Ridgely

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 19 1858; d. April 30 1920.

1901 – 1908

Daniel Richard Crissinger

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 10 1860; d. July 12 1942.

1921 – 1923

Henry May Dawes

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 22 1877; d. September 29 1952.

1923 – 1924


Register of the Treasury
Gabriel Edward “Gabe” Parker

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 29 1878; d. May 8 1953.

1913 – 1914


Solicitor of the United States Treasury
Virgil Maxcy

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 5 1785; d. February 28 1844.

1830 – 1837

Henry Dilworth Gilpin

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 14 1801; d. January 29 1860.

1837 – 1840




United States Department of Veterans Affairs

Veterans Bureau

Director of the Veterans Bureau
Charles Robert Forbes

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 14 1877; d. April 10 1952.

1921 – 1923


Department of Veterans Affairs

United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Douglas Allen “Doug” Collins

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 16 1966.

2025 – present