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WHICH PRESIDENTIAL CABINET
HAD THE MOST MEMBERS?
Changes in Wilson's Portfolio Recall
Shifts of Other Days


On account of several changes In
President Wilson's cabinet during re-
cent months, it has become quite pop
ular for many people to make the bald
assertion that more men have served
in the Wilson cabinet than in the cab
met of any other President. There
were considerably more changes
among cabinet officers during the
Roosevelt and Grant administration
than has been the case thus far dur
ing the Wilson regime.
A total of 20 men served in the
cabinet of Theodore Roosevelt That
was the high record in the country,s
history. During that administration
there were six different secretaries of
the Navy; five postmasters generals,
three secretaries of State, three secre-
taries of the Treasury, three secre-
taries of War three secretaries of
Commerce and Labor, three attorney
generals, and two secretaries of the
Interior James Wilson, secretary Of
Agriculture. was the only man who
served in the Roosevelt cabinet dur
ing the entire administration
Twenty-Five changes were made
during Grants administration, and
there were only seven cabinet port
folios at that time, whereas at present
there are ten. President Grant had
five secretaries of War. five attorney
generals, four postmasters generals.
four secretaries of the Treasury, two
secretaries Of State, two secretaries
of the Navy and three secretaries of
the Interior
Preside1.1 Tyler had 20 different
men in his cabinet, and in his time
there were only six departments with
offices at the head He had five secre-
taries of the Navy four secretaries
Of the Treasury, three each in the
state, war and attorneygeneraIs de.
partments, and two postmasters gen
erals
With the appointment of a successor
to Secretary Lansing. total of 20l
men viii have served in the Wilson
cabinet
Andrew Jackson came within one of
having as many members of his Off |
cfal family as Tyler and Wilson. He
had 10, divided as follows: five secre.
taries of the Treasury, four secretaries
of State, three secretaries of War. /
three secretaries of the Navy. two
postmasters generals and two attor-
eygenerals.
Grover Cleveland who was the only
President to stage a come-b back after
having been out of the White House
for an interval. had IL cabinet officers
during his first term and II during
his second.
The only presidents who never
made any changes in their original /
appointments were: William Henry
Harrison, Zachary Taylor. Franklin
Pierce and James A. Garfield. Even
George Washington seemed to have
secretaries of war. three attorney |
generals, appointees in his cabinet. |
His record was four secretaries of |
state. three secretaries of war. three |
attorney generals and two secretari <
of the treasury. There was no such
official as secretary of the navy at
that time.
From John Adams to and including4
POLK. the cabinet consisted of six
members. The secretary of the iaie
rior was added with the Taylor ad
ministration The next addition WIS
that of agriculture which was inaugn-
rated during Cleveland's first term.
The department of commerce and Ia
Dor was born during Roosevelt's era.
These two departments were later d.
yided and under the present admins