Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-21
SECRETARIES OF TREASURY
INCUMBENT IN OFFICE SINCE
DAYS OF MORRIS.
Lengths Of Service Of Some of the
Most Noted officials and
Receipts Of Office.

Robert Morris, the first financial officer of
| the government was superintendent of
| finance from 1871 to 1884, when he resigned
AS no other financier was known to the
Congress to whom 1t was willing to con-
fide such powers as had been given to Nor
ris- ihey were conferred upon a board, con-
| sisting Of three persons, known as the
| board Of the Treasury" Those who &C
cepted positions on this board were John
Lewis Gervais, Samuel Osgood and Walter
Livingston. Several weeks elapsed before
this board embarked ION the much-dreaded
| sea of finance" and in the interim a con-
troller performed the duties Of financier,
shaving been temporarily clothed with
power to appoint persons to liquidate &C
| counts between the states and the general
government" Inc board continued to act
| until the appointment of Hamilton in 1889.
Upon the formation of Washingtons cabi-
net, Morris was offered the position of Sec
rotary of the Treasury which he would
not accept, but recommended Alexander
Hamilton.
An interesting Incident in connection with
the administration of Morris as financial
agent Of the government was the appoint
ment of a committee by Congress to ex-
| anime all matters concerning the admins
tration of his office. On June II, 1888, the
| committee reported that the sum expended
under his administration from the 18th day
Of May, 1871, to the LIST Of January, 1888,
amounted 10 $S,l5l,O40. amount brought
into the public treasury during the same
period was 81. 726. 1884, and that the expendi-
| lures In 1852 exceeded the receipts to the
extent OF $4O4, 713 which sum was supplied
e by circulation in the notes of the tinan-
Incumbents Of the Office.
The following gives the incumbents of
| the Office Of Secretary Of the Treasury to
the present day:
Observation-Disclosures Hamilton. New
York, September II, 1883. to January 4.
1875; Oliver Wolcott. Connecticut, Feb
ruary 8. 1875. to March 4. 1907.
Adams-Oliver Wolcott, Connecticut,
March s, 1907, to December 81, 1900; Sam
uel Dexter, Massachusetts, January /, 1901,
to May 13, 1901.
Jefferson-samuel Dexter, Massachusetts,;
1901. to March 4. 1913.
Madison-Albert Galatin, Pennsylvania;
George w. Campbell, Tennessee. February
8, 1914 to October 5. 1914; Alexander J.
October q, 1916; William H. Crawford,
Georgia, October %, 1916, to March 8, 1921.
Monroe-William H. Crawford, Georgia,
March 8, 1921, to March 8, 1925.
Adams. J. Orchard Rush. Pennsyl-
vania, March I, 1925, to March 8. 1929.
Jackson-Samuel D. 1ngham, Pennsyl-
vania. March g. 1879. to August Z. 1881;
Louis McLane, Delaware, August s, 1881,
to May %, 1898; William ]. Duane, Penn
sylvania May 20, 1893, to September %,
1888; Roger B. fancy. Maryland, Septem-
Der %, 1888. to June 26. 1884; Levi Wood
bury. New Hampshire. June q, 1884, to
March 4, 1S41.
Van Buren-Lev Woodbury., New Hamp-
SHIRE
Harrison-Thomas Ewing, Ohio, March
3, 1S41S to September r. 1S41
Tyler-Thomas Ewing, Ohio; Walter For
ward, Pennsylvania, September 10, 1S41, to
March 2, 1913; John c. Spencer. New York.
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Bibb, Kentucky, June Is. 1874, to March 4,
1915.
Polk-Robert ]: Walker. Mississippi,
March g. 1s45. to March g. 1s49.
Taylor-Wiliam NJ Meredith, Pennsyl-
vania, March l. 1s49. to July 10. 1850
Fillmore-Thomas Corwin. Ohio. July 90
1850. to March Q. 1853.
Pierce-James Guthrie, Kentucky, March
T. 1853, to March 6, 1857.
Buchanan-Howell Cobb, Georgia. March
6, 1857, to December IL. 1860; Philip F.
Thomas Maryland. December II. 1860 to
January H. 1861, to March 4, 1861.
Lincoln-Salmon P. Chase, Ohio, March
s. 1861, to June 30 1864; William P. Fes-
1865; Hugh McCulloch. Indiana, March !,
1865 to March 10. 1869.
Johnson-Hugh McCulloch, Indiana.
H. 1863 to- Msreb "a M1 ASA
March II, 1873. to June 3. 1874: Benjamin
H. BristoW, kentucky, June 4, 1874 to
July 6, 1875; Lot NJ. Morrill, Maine, July I,
1876. to March Z, 1877.
Hayes-John Sherman, Ohio, March s,
1877, to March 4, 1881.
Garfeld-William Window Minnesota,
March 8, 1881. to November 49, 1881
Arthur-Charles J. Folger. New York,
November IA. 1881, to September 4. 1854;
Charles E. Coon (acting), September 3,
1884, to September %, 1884. Walter Q.
Gresham. Indiana, September "a. 1884. to
October 20, 1884; Hugh McCulloch. In
diana, October 81, 1884. to March 3, 1885.
Cleveland-Daniel Manning, New York,
March 6, 1885, to March 81, 1887: Charles
s. Fairchild, April /. 1887, to March 4.
1889.
Harrison, Benjamin-Wiliam Window.
Minnesota March 5. 1889. to January 90,
1891; o. L. Spading (acting). January 90.
1891; A. B. Nettleton (acting), January 81,
1891, to February "a. 1891 Charles Foster.
Ohio, February IS, 1891, to March 4. 1898.
Cleveland-John G. Carlisle. Kentucky
March 5. $685. to March A. 1897.
McKinley-Lyman J. Gage, Illinois.
March 5, 1897. to January 81. 1902
Roosevelt. NJ. Shaw. Iowa. February
l. 1902 to March 4. 1907; George B. Cor |
telyou, March s, 1907.
Exceptional Service.
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