for convenience of reference we insert a list of the members of the cabinet in each administration from 1789 down to 1874, to which is added the name of the vice-president of each presidential term, though he is not a member of the cabinet.
first administration, from 1789 to 1797—7 years, 10 months, and 4 days.
george washington, va., president.
john adams, mass., vice-president.
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cabinet.
thomas jefferson, va., secretary of state.
edmund randolph, va., ” ”
timothy pickering, mass., ” ”
alexander hamilton, n. y., secretary of the treasury.
oliver wolcott, conn., ” ”
timothy pickering, mass., secretary of war.
james mchenry, md., ” ”
henry knox, mass., ” ”
second administration, 1797 to 1801—4 years.
john adams, mass., president.
thomas jefferson, va., vice-president.
cabinet.
timothy pickering, mass., secretary of state.
john marshall, va., ” ”
oliver wolcott, ct., secretary of the treasury.
samuel dexter, mass., ” ”
james mchenry, md., secretary of war.
samuel dexter, mass., ” ”
roger griswold, ” ”
george cabot, mass., secretary of the navy.
benjamin stoddert, md., ” ”
third administration, 1801 to 1809—8 years.
thomas jefferson, va., president.
aaron burr, n. y., vice-president.
george clinton, n. y., ”
cabinet.
james madison, va., secretary of state.
samuel dexter, mass., secretary of the treasury.
albert gallatin, pa., ” ”
henry dearborn, mass., secretary of war.
benjamin stoddert, md., secretary of the navy.
robert smith, md., ” ”
fourth administration, 1809 to 1817—8 years.
[392]james madison, va., president.
george clinton, n. y., vice-president.
elbridge gerry, mass., ”
cabinet.
robert smith, md., secretary of state.
james monroe, va., ” ”
albert gallatin, pa., secretary of the treasury.
george w. campbell, tenn., ” ”
alexander j. dallas, pa., ” ”
william eustis, mass., secretary of war.
john armstrong, n. y., ” ”
james monroe, va., ” ”
william h. crawford, ga., ” ”
paul hamilton, s. c., secretary of the navy.
william jones, pa., ” ”
b. w. crowninshield, mass. ” ”
fifth administration, 1817 to 1825—8 years.
james monroe, va., president.
daniel d. tompkins, n. y., vice-president.
cabinet.
john q. adams, mass., secretary of state.
william h. crawford, ga., secretary of the treasury.
isaac shelby, ky., secretary of war.
john c. calhoun, s. c., ” ”
b. w. crowninshield, mass., secretary of the navy.
smith thompson, n. y., ” ”
samuel l. southard, n. j., ” ”
sixth administration, 1825 to 1829—4 years.
john q. adams, mass., president.
john c. calhoun, s. c., vice-president.
cabinet.
henry clay, ky., secretary of state.
richard rush, pa., secretary of the treasury.
james barbour, va., secretary of war.
peter b. porter, n. y., ” ”
samuel l. southard, n. j., secretary of the navy.
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seventh administration, 1829 to 1837—8 years.
andrew jackson, tenn., president.
john c. calhoun, s. c., vice-president.
martin van buren, n. y., ”
cabinet.
martin van buren, n. y., secretary of state.
edward livingston, la., ” ”
louis mclane, del., ” ”
john forsyth, geo., ” ”
samuel d. ingham, pa., secretary of the treasury.
louis mclane, del., ” ”
william j. duane, pa., ” ”
roger b. taney, md., ” ”
levi woodbury, n. h., ” ”
john h. eaton, tenn., secretary of war.
lewis cass, mich., ” ”
benjamin f. butler, n. y., ” ”
john branch, n. c., secretary of the navy.
levi woodbury, n. h., ” ”
mahlon dickerson, n. j., ” ”
postmasters general,
and for the first time considered members of the cabinet,
john mclean, o.
william f. barry, ky.
amos kendall, ky.
eighth administration, 1837 to 1841—4 years.
martin van buren, n. y., president.
richard m. johnson, ky., vice-president.
cabinet.
john forsyth, geo., secretary of state.
levi woodbury, n. h., secretary of the treasury.
joel r. poinsett, s. c., secretary of war.
mahlon dickerson, n. j., secretary of the navy.
james k. paulding, n. y., ” ”
amos kendall, ky., postmaster general.
john m. niles, ct., ” ”
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ninth administration, march 4, 1841, to april 4, 1841.
william henry harrison, o., president.
john tyler, va., vice-president.
cabinet.
daniel webster, mass., secretary of state.
thomas ewing, o., secretary of the treasury.
john bell, tenn., secretary of war.
george e. badger, n. c., secretary of the navy.
gideon granger, n. y., postmaster general.
tenth administration, april 6, 1841, to march 4, 1845.
john tyler, va., (acting) president, by death of harrison.
cabinet.
daniel webster, mass., secretary of state.
abel p. upshur, va., ” ”
john c. calhoun, s. c., ” ”
thomas ewing, o., secretary of the treasury.
walter forward, pa., ” ”
john c. spencer, n. y., ” ”
george m. bibb, ky., ” ”
john bell, tenn., secretary of war.
john c. spencer, n. y., ” ”
james m. porter, pa., ” ”
william wilkins, pa., ” ”
george e. badger, n. c., secretary of the navy.
abel p. upshur, va., ” ”
david henshaw, mass., ” ”
g. w. gilmer, va., ” ”
john y. mason, va., ” ”
hugh s. legaré, s. c., attorney-general.
john nelson, md., ” ”
francis g. granger, n. y., postmaster general.
charles a. wickliffe, ky., ” ”
eleventh administration, march 4, 1845, to march 4, 1849.—4 years.
james k. polk, tenn., president.
george m. dallas, pa., vice-president.
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cabinet.
james buchanan, pa., secretary of state.
robert j. walker, miss., secretary of the treasury.
william l. marcy, n. y., secretary of war.
george bancroft, mass., secretary of the navy.
john y. mason, va., ” ”
cave johnson, tenn., postmaster general.
john y. mason, va., attorney general.
nathan clifford, me., ” ”
isaac toucey, ct., ” ”
twelfth administration, march 4, 1849, to july 10, 1850—1 year and 4 months.
zachary taylor, la., president.
millard fillmore, n. y., vice-president.
cabinet.
john m. clayton, del., secretary of state.
george w. crawford, geo., secretary of war.
william m. meredith, pa., secretary of the treasury.
william b. preston, va., secretary of the navy.
thomas ewing, ohio, secretary of the interior.
jacob collamer, vt., postmaster general.
reverdy johnson, md., attorney general.
thirteenth administration, july 10, 1850, to march 4, 1853.—2 years and 8 months.
millard fillmore, (acting) president by death of taylor.
no vice-president.
cabinet.
daniel webster, mass., secretary of state.
thomas corwin, ohio, secretary of the treasury.
charles m. conrad, la., secretary of war.
william a. graham, n. c., secretary of the navy.
alexander h. h. stuart, va., secretary of the interior.
nathan k. hall, n. y., postmaster general.
john j. crittenden, ky., attorney general.
fourteenth administration, march 4, 1853, to march 4, 1857.
franklin pierce, n. h., president.
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william r. king, of ala., who was elected vice-president with mr. pierce, but died before he took his seat, and there was no vice-president during pierce’s administration.
cabinet.
william l. marcy, n. y., secretary of state.
james guthrie, ky., secretary of the treasury.
jefferson davis, miss., secretary of war.
j. c. dobbin, n. c., secretary of the navy.
robert mcclelland, mich., secretary of the interior.
james campbell, pa., postmaster general.
caleb cushing, mass., attorney general.
fifteenth administration, march 4, 1857, to march 4, 1861.
james buchanan, pa., president.
john c. breckenridge, vice-president.
cabinet.
lewis cass, mich., and jeremiah s. black, pa., secretaries of state.
howell cobb, ga., philip f. thomas, and john a. dix, n. y., secretaries of the treasury.
john b. floyd, va., and joseph holt, ky., secretaries of war.
isaac toucey, ct., secretary of the navy.
jacob thompson, miss., secretary of the interior.
aaron v. brown, tenn., joseph holt, ky., and horatio king, postmasters general.
jeremiah s. black, pa., and edwin m. stanton, pa., attorneys general.
sixteenth administration, march 4, 1861, to april 14, 1865,—4 years, 1 month, and 10 days.
abraham lincoln, ill., president.
hannibal hamlin, me., vice-president, first term, and andrew johnson, tenn., vice-president, second term.
cabinet.
william h. seward, n. y., secretary of state.
[397]salmon p. chase, ohio, william p. fessenden, me., hugh mcculloch, ind., secretaries of the treasury.
simon cameron, pa., edwin m. stanton, pa., secretaries of war.
gideon welles, conn., secretary of the navy.
john p. usher, ind., secretary of the interior.
montgomery blair, md., william dennison, o., postmasters general.
edward bates, mo., james speed, ky., attorneys general.
seventeenth administration, april 15, 1865, to march 4, 1869.
andrew johnson, acting president.
no vice-president.
cabinet.
william h. seward, n. y., secretary of state.
hugh mcculloch, ind., secretary of the treasury.
edwin m. stanton, pa., ulysses s. grant, ill., and j. m. schofield, secretaries of war.
gideon welles, conn., secretary of the navy.
james harlan, iowa, orville h. browning, ill., secretaries of the interior.
james speed, ky., henry stanbery, ohio, william m. evarts, n. y., attorneys general.
william dennison, ohio, alexander w. randall, wis., postmasters general.
eighteenth administration, march 4, 1869, to march 4, 1873.
ulysses s. grant, ill., president.
schuyler colfax, ind., vice-president.
cabinet.
elihu b. washburne, ill., secretary of state.
hamilton fish, n. y., ” ”
george s. boutwell, mass., secretary of the treasury.
john a. rawlins, secretary of war.
william t. sherman, ” ”
william w. belknap, ” ”
adolph e. borie, pa., secretary of the navy.
[398]george m. robeson, n. j., ” ”
jacob d. cox, ohio, secretary of the interior.
columbus delano, o., ” ”
j. a. j. creswell, md., postmaster general.
eben rockwood hoar, mass., attorney general.
amos t. akerman, ga., ” ”
nineteenth administration, march 4, 1873, to march 4, 1877.
ulysses s. grant, ill., president.
henry wilson, mass., vice-president.
cabinet.
hamilton fish, n. y., secretary of state.
w. a. richardson, ill., secretary of the treasury.
b. h. bristow, ky., ” ”
w. w. belknap, iowa, secretary of war.
george m. robeson, n. j., secretary of the navy.
columbus delano, ohio, secretary of the interior.
j. a. j. creswell, md., postmaster general.
marshall jewell, conn., ” ”
george h. williams, oregon, attorney general.
edward pierrepont, n. y., ” ”
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united states government. 1875.
the executive.
ulysses s. grant, of illinois, president of the united states salary $50,000
henry wilson, of massachusetts, vice-president of the united states, ” 10,000
the cabinet.
hamilton fish, of new york, secretary of state salary $10,000
b. h. bristow, of kentucky, secretary of the treasury ” 10,000
william w. belknap, of iowa, secretary of war ” 10,000
george m. robeson, of new jersey, secretary of the navy ” 10,000
columbus delano, of ohio, secretary of the interior ” 10,000
edward pierrepont, of new york, attorney-general ” 10,000
marshall jewell, of connecticut, postmaster-general ” 10,000
the judiciary.
supreme court of the united states.
morrison r. waite, chief justice salary $10,500
nathan clifford, of me., associate justice.
noah h. swayne, of ohio, ”
samuel f. miller, of iowa, ”
david davis, of illinois, ”
stephen j. field, of cal., ”
william m. strong, of pa., ”
joseph p. bradley, of n.j., ”
ward hunt, of new york, ”
salary of associates $10,000. court meets first monday in december, at washington.
ministers to foreign countries
country. capital. ministers. salary. app’t’d.
envoys extraordinary and ministers plenipotentiary.
austria vienna hon. godlove s. orth, ind. $12,000 1868
brazil rio janeiro james r. partridge, md. 12,000 1871
chili santiago cornelius a. logan, kansas 10,000 1873
china pekin frederick f. low, cal. 12,000 1869
france paris elihu b. washburne, ill. 17,500 1869
great britain london robert c. schenck, ohio 17,500 1870
italy rome george p. marsh, vt. 12,000 1861
mexico mexico john w. foster, indiana 12,000 1878
peru lima francis thomas, md. 10,000 1872
germany berlin j. c. bancroft davis, 17,500 1867
russia st. petersburgh george h. boker, pa. 17,500 1873
spain madrid caleb cushing, mass. 12,000 1874
ministers resident.
argentine republic buenos ayres julius white, ill. 7,500 1872
belgium brussels j. r. jones, ill. 7,500 1869
bolivia la paz john t. croxton, ky. 7,500 1872
central amer. states san jose george williamson, la. 10,000 1873
denmark copenhagen m. j. cramer, ky. 7,500 1870
ecuador quito e. rumsey wing, ky. 7,500 1870
greece athens j. meredith read, pa. 7,500 1873
hawaiian islands honolulu henry a. pierce, mass. 7,500 1869
japan yeddo john a. bingham, ohio 12,000 1873
netherlands hague charles t. gorham, mich. 7,500 1870
portugal lisbon benjamin moran, va. 7,500 1870
sweden and norway stockholm c. c. andrews, minn. 7,500 1869
switzerland berne horace rublee, wis. 7,500 1869
turkey constantinople hon. horace maynard, tenn. 7,500 1870
uruguay & paraguay montevideo john l. stevens, me. 10,000 1871
u.s. of colombia bogota william l. scruggs, ga. 7,500 1873
venezuela caracas william a. pile, mo. 7,500 1871
ministers resident and consuls general.
hayti port-au-prince e. d. bassett, pa. 7,500 1869
liberia monrovia j. milton turner, mo. 4,000 1871
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