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