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.

Navigation: United States Department of Commerce | United States Department of Defense | United States Department of Energy | United States Department of Health and Human Services | United States Department of Homeland Security | United States Department of Housing and Urban Development | United States Department of the Interior | United States Department of Justice | United States Department of State | United States Department of Transportation | United States Department of the Treasury.




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

Edward Thomas “Ed” Schafer

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

2008 – 2009


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




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

Lewis Lichtenstein Strauss (*acting)

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

1958 – 1959

Norman Yoshio Mineta

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

2000 – 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




United States Department of Defense

United States Secretary of Defense
Richard Bruce “Dick” Cheney

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

1989 – 1993

William Sebastian Cohen

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

1997 – 2001

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


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
Eric Steven Edelman

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

2005 – 2009


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

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
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


Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works
Joseph William Westphal

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

1998 – 2001


United States Department of the Navy

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

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

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


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

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 Energy

United States Secretary of Energy
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
Tommy George Thompson

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

2001 – 2005

Kathleen Sebelius

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

2009 – 2014

Alex Michael Azar II

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

2018 – 2021


United States Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services
Alex Michael Azar II

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

2005 – 2007


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


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 Secretary of Homeland Security
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

John Francis Kelly

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

2017

Kirstjen Michele Nielsen

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

2017 – 2019




United States Department of Housing and Urban Development

United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Carla Anderson Hills

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

1975 – 1977

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


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

Kenneth Lee “Ken” Salazar

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

2009 – 2013


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


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

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 Francis Kennedy

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

1961 – 1964

Robert Heron Bork*

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

1973 – 1974

John David Ashcroft

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

2001 – 2005


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

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

Robert Heron Bork

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

1973 – 1977


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


Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division
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


Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division
Michael Chertoff

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

2001 – 2003


Assistant Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources Division
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
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


Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legislative Affairs
John Robert Bolton

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

1985 – 1988




United States Department of Labor

United States Secretary of Labor
James John Davis

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

1921 – 1930




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

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

1801 – 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

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

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

John Foster Dulles

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

1953 – 1959

Henry Alfred Kissinger

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

1973 – 1977

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
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
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

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


United States Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Organization Affairs
John Robert Bolton

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

2001 – 2005


United States Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
William Joseph Burns

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

2008 – 2011


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


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 East Asian and Pacific Affairs
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
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
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 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


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


Director of Policy Planning
Gregory Bestor Craig

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

1997 – 1998




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

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.

2001 – 2006


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

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

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

Andrew William Mellon

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

1921 – 1932

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 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
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

Green Berry Raum

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

1876 – 1883


Comptroller of the Currency
Hugh McCulloch

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

1863 – 1865

Charles Gates Dawes

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

1898 – 1901

Daniel Richard Crissinger

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

1921 – 1923


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