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The Secretary of War led the [[United States Department of War|War Department]]. At first, he was responsible for all military affairs. In 1798, the [[United States Secretary of the Navy|Secretary of the Navy]] was added to the cabinet, and the scope of this office was reduced to a general concern with the Army. In 1947, the departments were recombined under the [[United States Secretary of Defense|Secretary of Defense]]. The Secretary of War was replaced by the [[United States Secretary of the Army|Secretary of the Army]] and the [[Secretary of the Air Force]], non-Cabinet positions under the [[United States Secretary of Defense|Secretary of Defense]].
The Secretary of War led the [[United States Department of War|War Department]]. At first, he was responsible for all military affairs. In 1798, the [[United States Secretary of the Navy|Secretary of the Navy]] was added to the cabinet, and the scope of this office was reduced to a general concern with the Army. In 1947, the departments were recombined under the [[United States Secretary of Defense|Secretary of Defense]]. The Secretary of War was replaced by the [[United States Secretary of the Army|Secretary of the Army]] and the [[Secretary of the Air Force]], non-Cabinet positions under the [[United States Secretary of Defense|Secretary of Defense]].
[[Link title]]==Secretaries of War==
==Secretaries of War==
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The Secretary of War was a member of the United States President's Cabinet , beginning with George Washington 's administration. A similar position, called either "Secretary at War" or "Secretary of War," was appointed to serve the Congress of the Confederation under the Articles of Confederation between 1781 and 1789. Benjamin Lincoln and later Henry Knox held the position. When Washington was inaugurated as the first president under the Constitution , he appointed Knox to continue serving.
The Secretary of War led the War Department . At first, he was responsible for all military affairs. In 1798, the Secretary of the Navy was added to the cabinet, and the scope of this office was reduced to a general concern with the Army. In 1947, the departments were recombined under the Secretary of Defense . The Secretary of War was replaced by the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Air Force , non-Cabinet positions under the Secretary of Defense .
Secretaries of War
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Picture
Name
State of Residence
Began Service
Ended Service
President(s) served under
1
Henry Knox
Massachusetts
September 12, 1789
December 31, 1794
George Washington
2
Timothy Pickering
Pennsylvania
January 2, 1795
December 10, 1795
George Washington
3
James McHenry
Maryland
January 27, 1796
May 13, 1800
George Washington John Adams
4
Samuel Dexter
Massachusetts
May 13, 1800
January 31, 1801
John Adams
5
Henry Dearborn
Massachusetts
March 5, 1801
March 4, 1809
Thomas Jefferson
6
William Eustis
Massachusetts
March 7, 1809
January 13, 1813
James Madison
7
John Armstrong, Jr.
Pennsylvania
January 13, 1813
September 27, 1814
James Madison
8
James Monroe
Virginia
September 27, 1814
March 2, 1815
James Madison
9
William Harris Crawford
Georgia
August 1, 1815
October 22, 1816
James Madison
10
John Caldwell Calhoun
South Carolina
October 8, 1817
March 4, 1825
James Monroe
11
James Barbour
Virginia
March 7, 1825
May 23, 1828
John Quincy Adams
12
Peter Buell Porter
New York
May 23, 1828
March 4, 1829
John Quincy Adams
13
John Henry Eaton
Tennessee
March 9, 1829
June 18, 1831
Andrew Jackson
14
Lewis Cass
Michigan
August 1, 1831
October 5, 1836
Andrew Jackson
15
Joel Roberts Poinsett
South Carolina
March 7, 1837
March 4, 1841
Martin Van Buren
16
John Bell
Tennessee
March 5, 1841
September 13, 1841
William Henry Harrison John Tyler
17
John Canfield Spencer
New York
October 12, 1841
March 4, 1843
John Tyler
18
James Madison Porter
Pennsylvania
March 8, 1843
February 14, 1844
John Tyler
19
William Wilkins
Pennsylvania
February 15, 1844
March 4, 1845
John Tyler
20
William Learned Marcy
New York
March 6, 1845
March 4, 1849
James K. Polk
21
George Walker Crawford
Georgia
March 8, 1849
July 22, 1850
Zachary Taylor
22
Charles Magill Conrad
Louisiana
August 15, 1850
March 4, 1853
Millard Fillmore
23
Jefferson Davis
Mississippi
March 7, 1853
March 4, 1857
Franklin Pierce
24
John Buchanan Floyd
Virginia
March 6, 1857
December 29, 1860
James Buchanan
25
Joseph Holt
Kentucky
January 18, 1861
March 4, 1861
James Buchanan
26
Simon Cameron
Pennsylvania
March 5, 1861
January 14, 1862
Abraham Lincoln
27
Edwin McMasters Stanton
Ohio
January 20, 1862
May 28, 1868
LincolnAndrew Johnson
28
John McAllister Schofield
Missouri
June 1, 1868
March 13, 1869
Andrew Johnson
29
John Aaron Rawlins
Illinois
March 13, 1869
September 6, 1869
Ulysses S. Grant
30
William Worth Belknap
Iowa
October 25, 1869
March 2, 1876
Ulysses S. Grant
31
Alphonso Taft
Ohio
March 8, 1876
May 22, 1876
Ulysses S. Grant
32
James Donald Cameron
Pennsylvania
May 22, 1876
March 4, 1877
Ulysses S. Grant
33
George Washington McCrary
Iowa
March 12, 1877
December 10, 1879
Rutherford B. Hayes
34
Alexander Ramsey
Minnesota
December 10, 1879
March 4, 1881
Rutherford B. Hayes
35
Robert Todd Lincoln
Illinois
March 5, 1881
March 4, 1885
James A. Garfield Chester A. Arthur
36
William Crowninshield Endicott
Massachusetts
March 5, 1885
March 4, 1889
Grover Cleveland
37
Redfield Proctor
Vermont
March 5, 1889
November 5, 1891
Benjamin Harrison
38
Stephen Benton Elkins
West Virginia
December 17, 1891
March 4, 1893
Benjamin Harrison
39
Daniel Scott Lamont
New York
March 5, 1893
March 4, 1897
Grover Cleveland (2nd term)
40
Russell Alexander Alger
Michigan
March 5, 1897
August 1, 1899
William McKinley
41
Elihu Root
New York
August 1, 1899
January 31, 1904
William McKinley Theodore Roosevelt
42
William Howard Taft
Ohio
February 1, 1904
June 30, 1908
Theodore Roosevelt
43
Luke Edward Wright
Tennessee
July 1, 1908
March 4, 1909
Theodore Roosevelt
44
Jacob McGavock Dickinson
Illinois
March 12, 1909
May 21, 1911
William Howard Taft
45
Henry Lewis Stimson
New York
May 22, 1911
March 4, 1913
William Howard Taft
46
Lindley Miller Garrison
New Jersey
March 5, 1913
February 10, 1916
Woodrow Wilson
47
Newton Diehl Baker
Ohio
March 9, 1916
March 4, 1921
Woodrow Wilson
48
John Wingate Weeks
Massachusetts
March 5, 1921
October 13, 1925
Warren G. Harding Calvin Coolidge
49
Dwight Filley Davis
Missouri
October 14, 1925
March 4, 1929
Calvin Coolidge
50
James William Good
Iowa
March 6, 1929
November 18, 1929
Herbert Hoover
51
Patrick Jay Hurley
Oklahoma
December 9, 1929
March 4, 1933
Herbert Hoover
52
George Henry Dern
Utah
March 4, 1933
August 27, 1936
Franklin D. Roosevelt
53
Harry Hines Woodring
Kansas
September 25, 1936
June 20, 1940
Franklin D. Roosevelt
54
Henry Lewis Stimson
New York
July 10, 1940
September 21, 1945
F. D. RooseveltHarry S. Truman
55
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Robert Porter Patterson
New York
September 27, 1945
July 18, 1947
Harry S. Truman
56
Kenneth Claiborne Royall
North Carolina
July 19, 1947
September 18, 1947
Harry S. Truman
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