Assistant Secretary of the Navy Assistant Secretaries of the Navy, 1861–1954 Assistant Secretaries of the Navy, 1861–1954

| Name_ | Assumed_Office | Left_Office | President_Appointed_By | Secretary_Served_Under_ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. | March 10, 1921 | September 30, 1924 | Warren Harding | Edwin Denby |
| Theodore Douglas Robinson | November 11, 1924 | March 4, 1929 | Calvin Coolidge | Curtis Dwight Wilbur |
| Ernest L. Jahncke | April 1, 1929 | March 17, 1933 | Herbert Hoover | Charles Francis Adams III |
| Henry L. Roosevelt | March 17, 1933 | February 22, 1936 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Claude Augustus Swanson |
| Charles Edison | January 18, 1937 | January 1, 1940 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Claude Augustus Swanson |
| Lewis Compton | February 9, 1940 | January 10, 1941 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Charles Edison |
| Ralph Austin Bard | February 24, 1941 | June 24, 1944 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | William Franklin Knox |