The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1900-12-27

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Jcfferson's et-1S01-consisted of
Secretary of State-James Madison.
Secretary Of the Treasury-Albert Gal
| latin.
Secretary of War-Henry Dearborn.
Secretary of the Navy-Robert Smith
| POstmaster-G General - Gideon Granger
| Attorney General-Levi Lincoln.
He reappointed all of his Cabinet but
his Attorney General when Te-inaugurated
in 1906.
| Madison's et-1S09-consisted of
| Secretary of State-Robert Smith.
Secretary of the Treasury-Albert Gal
| latin.
Secretary of War-Wm. Eustis.
| Secretary of the Navy-Paul Hamilton.
Postmaster General - Gideon Granger.
Attorney General-Cesar \. Rodney.
James Monroe succeeded Robert Smith
as Secretary of State in 1911; John Arms
strong succeeded VIM. Eustis as Secretary
of War in January, 1913, and VIM. Jones
succeeded Paul Hamilton as Secretary of
the Navy at the same time, and NIn.
Pinkney succeeded Cesar a. Rodney as
| AttorncyGeneral in 1911
Madison reappointed all these when re-
inaugurated in 1913.
interchangeable in 1S17-appoint-
ed as his Cabinet:
Secretary of State - John Quincy
| Adams.
Secretary of the Treasury - VIM. h
| Crawford.
Secretary of War-John c. Calhoun.
| Secretary of the Nayy-B w. Crown.
inshirld.
Postmaster decentralization J. Meigs
Attorney General-Richard Rush.
There were changes during his term
but when Monroe was reinaugurated in
1921 he reappointed his Cabinet in its en-
tirety.
jackson was inaugurated March 4
| 1929. and appointed as his Cabinet:
Secretary of Statc-Martin Van Buren,
Secretary of the Treasury-S. ID. Ing
ham.
Secretary of War-John II. Eaton.
Secretary of the Navy-John Branch.
ster-General-Wm l.. Barry.
Attorney Gicncral-.JOl NJ. Berrien.
There were several changes during his
first term, and when reinaugurated il
1893 Jackson reappointed his Cabinet as
it then stood.
Lincoln. upon his inauguration in 1861
| made up his Cabinet as follows:
Secretary of State-Wm. II. Seward.
Secretary of the Trcasury-SalmOn =
| Chnse
Secretary of War-Simon Cameron
Secretary of the Navy-Gideon Welles
Secretary of the lnterior-Caleb Il
Smith.
Postmaster General - Montgomery
| Blair.
Attorney General-Edward Bates.
Secretary of the Treasury Chase re-
tired July /, 1864, and was succeeded by
| VIM. Pitt Fessenden. Secretary of Wan
Cameron retired in January, 1862, and
was succeeded by Edwin NJ. Stanton. Sec
rotary of the Interior Caleb i. Smith re-
| tired in January. 1868. and was succeeded
| by John F. Usher. Postmaster-General
Blair retired in September, 1864, and was
succeeded by VIM. Dennison. Attorney
General Bates retired in June, 1863, and
was succeeded by james Speed.
When renaugurated in 1865 Lincoln re-
appointed all of his Cabinet except Fes
sender, who preferred to return to the
Senate. Hugh McCulloch was appointed
Secretary of the Treasury.
Grant, when inaugurated in 1869, made
up his Cabinet as follows:
Secretary of State-Elihu b. Wash
burne.
Secretary of the Treasury-Geo. S
Boutwell,.
Secretary of War-John A. Rawlins.
Secretary of the Navy-Geo. NJ. Robe
son.
Secretary of the INTERIOR. d. Cox.
Postmaster General. \. J. Creswell
Attorney General-E. X. Hoar.
Secretary Washburne only held the
place few days, and was succeeded by
Hamilton Fish. Secretary Rawlins dice
in September, 1869, and was succeeded b!
Gen. W. W. Bellnap. Secretary Cox re
tired i'll 1870, and was succeeded by Co
lumbus Dclano. Attorney General Hoal
retired in June, 1870, and was succeeded
by Amos l.. Akerman. who was succeeded
in December, 1871, by Geo. Ii. Williams
except Secretary Boutwell,, who preferred
going into the Senate, were reappOintet
when Grant was re-inaugurated Marcl
4, 1873.
So it will be seen that all the precedent
are strongly in favor of the retention o
the present Cabinet as an entirety.