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_ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gustavus Fox | August 1, 1861 | November 26, 1866 | Abraham Lincoln | Gideon Welles |
| William Faxon | June 1, 1866 | March 3, 1889 | Andrew Johnson | Gideon Welles, Adolph Edward Borie, George Maxwell Robeson, Richard Wigginton Thompson, Nathan Goff, Jr., William Henry Hunt, William Eaton Chandler, William Collins Whitney |
| James R. Soley | July 18, 1890 | March 19, 1893 | Benjamin Harrison | Benjamin Franklin Tracy |
| William McAdoo | March 20, 1893 | April 18, 1897 | Grover Cleveland | Hilary Abner Herbert |
| Theodore Roosevelt | April 19, 1897 | May 10, 1898 | William McKinley | John Davis Long |
| Charles Herbert Allen | May 11, 1898 | April 21, 1900 | William McKinley | John Davis Long |