[Table 7-6] CABINET NOMINATIONS, Since 1789 President/ Position
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[Table 7-6] CABINET NOMINATIONS, Since 1789 President/ Position Date of Confirmation Nominee Nomination 1 or Other Action 2 WASHINGTON_________________________________________________________________________ Edmund Randolph Attorney General Sept. 25, 1789 Sept. 26, 1789 William Bradford Attorney General Jan. 24, 1794 Jan. 27, 1794 Charles Lee Attorney General Dec. 9, 1795 Dec. 10, 1795 Samuel Osgood Postmaster General Sept. 25, 1789 Sept. 26, 1789 Timothy Pickering Postmaster General Nov. 1, 1789 Nov. 7, 1789 Joseph Habersham Postmaster General Feb. 24, 1795 Feb. 25, 1795 Thomas Jefferson State Sept. 25, 1789 Sept. 26, 1789 Edmund Randolph State Jan. 1, 1794 Jan. 2, 1794 Timothy Pickering State Dec. 9, 1795 Dec. 10, 1795 Alexander Hamilton Treasury Sept. 11, 1789 Sept. 11, 1789 Oliver Wolcott, Jr. Treasury Feb. 2, 1795 Feb. 3, 1795 Henry Knox War Sept. 11, 1789 Sept. 12, 1789 Timothy Pickering War Jan. 2, 1795 Jan. 2, 1795 James McHenry War Jan. 26, 1796 Jan. 27, 1796 Total Cabinet nominations = 14 ADAMS________________________________________________________________________________ Charles Lee Attorney General continued * [Theophilus Parsons Attorney General Feb. 18, 1801 Feb. 20, 1801 D] Benjamin Stoddert Navy May 18, 1798 May 21, 1798 Joseph Habersham Postmaster General continued * Timothy Pickering State continued * John Marshall State May 12, 1800 May 13, 1800 Oliver Wolcott, Jr. Treasury continued * Samuel Dexter Treasury Dec. 30, 1800 Dec. 31, 1800 James McHenry War continued * Samuel Dexter War May 12, 1800 May 13, 1800 [Lucius Stockton War Jan. 15, 1801 Jan. 29, 1801 W] Roger Griswold War Jan. 29, 1801 Feb. 3, 1801 25-5 Total Cabinet nominations =7 JEFFERSON____________________________________________________________________________ Levi Lincoln Attorney General Mar. 5, 1801 Mar. 5 1801 [Robert Smith Attorney General Mar. 2, 1805 Mar. 2, 1805 D] John Breckinridge Attorney General Dec. 20, 1805 Dec. 23, 1805 1 The date on the president’s nomination letter to the Senate. Some nominees may have already been serving under a recess appointment before their formal nomination. The list does not include those who never served whose nominations were publicly announced by the president but never formally submitted to the Senate. Those who held office under recess appointments but were never submitted to the Senate are indicated by footnotes. 2 Where no vote is listed, confirmation was by voice vote or otherwise unrecorded. See key to symbols at end of table. President/ Position Date of Confirmation Nominee Nomination or Other Action Caesar A. Rodney Attorney General Jan. 15, 1807 Jan. 20, 1807 Benjamin Stoddert Navy continued * Robert Smith Navy Jan. 6, 1802 Jan. 26, 1802 [Jacob Crowninshield Navy Mar. 2, 1805 Mar. 2, 1805 D] Joseph Habersham Postmaster General continued * Gideon Granger Postmaster General Jan. 6, 1802 Jan. 6, 1802 James Madison State Mar. 5, 1801 Mar. 5, 1801 Samuel Dexter Treasury continued * Albert Gallatin Treasury Jan. 6, 1802 Jan. 26, 1802 Henry Dearborn War Mar. 5, 1801 Mar. 5, 1801 Total Cabinet nominations = 10 MADISON______________________________________________________________________________ Caesar A. Rodney Attorney General continued * William Pinkney Attorney General Dec. 10, 1811 Dec. 11, 1811 Richard Rush Attorney General Feb. 8, 1814 Feb. 10, 1814 23-6 Paul Hamilton Navy Mar. 7, 1809 Mar. 7, 1809 William Jones Navy Jan. 8, 1813 Jan. 12, 1813 Benjamin W. Crowninshield Navy Dec. 16?, 1814 Dec. 19, 1814 18-9 Gideon Granger Postmaster General continued * Return J. Meigs, Jr. Postmaster General Feb. 25, 1814 Mar. 17, 1814 Robert Smith State Mar. 6, 1809 Mar. 6, 1809 James Monroe State Nov. 13, 1811 Nov. 25, 1811 30-0 James Monroe State Feb. 27, 1815 Feb. 28, 1815 Albert Gallatin Treasury continued * George W. Campbell Treasury Feb. 8, 1814 Feb. 9, 1814 Alexander J. Dallas Treasury Oct. 5, 1814 Oct. 6, 1814 William H. Crawford 3 Treasury --- --- William Eustis War Mar. 6, 1809 Mar. 6, 1809 John Armstrong War Jan. 8, 1813 Jan. 13, 1813 18-15 James Monroe War Sept. 26, 1814 Sept. 27, 1814 24-2 [Henry Dearborn War Mar. 1, 1815 Mar. 2, 1815 W] William H. Crawford War Mar. 2, 1815 Mar. 3, 1815 Total Cabinet nominations = 16 MONROE______________________________________________________________________________ Richard Rush Attorney General continued * William Wirt Attorney General Dec. 12, 1817 Dec. 15, 1817 Benjamin W. Crowninshield Navy continued * Smith Thompson Navy Nov. 27, 18184 Nov. 30, 1818 Samuel L. Southard Navy Dec. 5, 1823 Dec. 9, 1823 Return J. Meigs, Jr. Postmaster General continued * John McLean Postmaster General Dec. 8, 1823 Dec. 9, 1823 3 A recess appointment in October 1816; continued to serve until officially nominated to the same position by Monroe in March 1817. 4 Date the nomination was received by the Senate, since the nomination letter was undated. President/ Position Date of Confirmation Nominee Nomination or Other Action John Q. Adams State Mar. 5, 1817 Mar. 5, 1817 29-1 William H. Crawford Treasury continued/Mar. 5, 1817 */Mar. 5, 1817 [Isaac Shelby 5 War Mar. 5, 1817 Mar. 5, 1817] John C. Calhoun War Dec. 12, 1817 Dec. 15, 1817 Total Cabinet nominations = 8 J.Q. ADAMS____________________________________________________________________________ William Wirt Attorney General continued * Samuel Southard Navy continued * John McLean Postmaster General continued * Henry Clay State Mar. 5, 1825 Mar. 7, 1825 27-14 Richard Rush Treasury Mar. 5, 1825 Mar. 7, 1825 James Barbour War Mar. 5, 1825 Mar. 7, 1825 Peter B. Porter War May 24, 1828 May 26, 1828 22-11 Total Cabinet nominations = 4 JACKSON________________________________________________________________________________ John M. Berrien Attorney General Mar. 9, 1829 Mar. 9, 1829 Roger B. Taney Attorney General Dec. 7, 1831 Dec. 27, 1831 Benjamin F. Butler Attorney General June 23, 1834 June 24, 1834 John Branch Navy Mar. 9, 1829 Mar. 9, 1829 Levi Woodbury Navy Dec. 7, 1831 Dec. 27, 1831 Mahlon Dickerson Navy June 28, 1834 June 30, 1834 William T. Barry Postmaster General Mar. 9, 1829 Mar. 9, 1829 Amos Kendall Postmaster General Dec. 28, 1835 Mar. 15, 1836 25-7 Martin Van Buren State Mar. 6, 1829 Mar. 6, 1829 Edward Livingston State Dec. 7, 1831 Jan. 12, 1832 Louis McLane 6 State --- --- John Forsyth State June 27, 1834 June 27, 1834 Samuel D. Ingham Treasury Mar. 6, 1829 Mar. 6, 1829 Louis McLane Treasury Dec. 7, 1831 Jan. 13, 1832 William J. Duane 7 Treasury --- --- [Roger B. Taney Treasury June 23, 1834 June 24, 1834 18-28 R] Levi Woodbury Treasury June 27, 1834 June 27, 1834 John H. Eaton War Mar. 9, 1829 Mar. 9, 1829 Lewis Cass War Dec. 7, 1831 Dec. 30, 1831 Benjamin F. Butler War Mar. 3, 1837 Mar. 3, 1837 Total Cabinet nominations = 18 5 Nominated and confirmed according to the Senate Executive Journal, but there is no indication in lists of cabinet members that he ever served. Calhoun received a recess appointment to the office in October 1817. 6 This appears to have been a recess appointment that was never submitted to the Senate. McLane served from May 1833 until replaced by Forsyth. 7 This was a recess appointment that was never submitted to the Senate. Duane served from June 1833 until he was replaced by Taney--also a recess appointment--in September 1833. As indicated in the list, when Taney's nomination was eventually submitted to the Senate, it was rejected. President/ Position Date of Confirmation Nominee Nomination or Other Action VAN BUREN__________________________________________________________________________ Benjamin F. Butler Attorney General continued * Felix Grundy Attorney General July 5, 1838 July 5, 1838 Henry D. Gilpin Attorney General Jan. 8, 1840 Jan. 10, 1840 Mahlon Dickerson Navy continued * James K. Paulding Navy June 15, 1838 June 20, 1838 Amos Kendall Postmaster General continued * John M. Niles Postmaster General May 16, 1840 May 18, 1840 John Forsyth State continued * Levi Woodbury Treasury continued * Joel R. Poinsett War Mar. 7, 1837 Mar. 7, 1837 Total Cabinet nominations = 5 W. H. HARRISON______________________________________________________________________ John J. Crittenden Attorney General Mar. 5, 1841 Mar. 5, 1841 George E. Badger Navy Mar. 5, 1841 Mar. 5, 1841 Francis Granger Postmaster General Mar. 5, 1841 Mar. 5, 1841 Daniel Webster State Mar. 5, 1841 Mar. 5, 1841 Thomas Ewing Treasury Mar. 5, 1841 Mar. 5, 1841 John Bell War Mar. 5, 1841 Mar. 5, 1841 Total Cabinet nominations = 6 TYLER________________________________________________________________________________ John J. Crittenden Attorney General continued * Hugh S. Legare Attorney General Sept. 11, 1841 Sept. 13, 1841 John Nelson Attorney General Dec. 6, 1843 Jan. 2, 1844 George E. Badger Navy continued * Abel P. Upshur Navy Sept. 11, 1841 Sept. 13, 1841 23-5 [David Henshaw Navy Dec. 6, 1843 Jan. 15, 1844 8-34 R] Thomas W. Gilmer Navy Feb. 15, 1844 Feb. 15, 1844 John Y. Mason Navy Mar. 13, 1844 Mar. 14, 1844 Francis Granger Postmaster General continued * Charles Wickliffe Postmaster General Sept. 13, 1841 Sept. 13, 1841 Daniel Webster State continued * Abel P. Upshur State Dec. 6, 1843 Jan. 2, 1844 John C. Calhoun State Mar. 6, 1844 Mar. 6, 1844 Thomas Ewing Treasury continued * Walter Forward Treasury Sept. 11, 1841 Sept. 13, 1841 [Caleb Cushing Treasury Mar. 2, 1843 Mar. 3, 1843 19-27 R] [Caleb Cushing Treasury Mar. 3, 1843 Mar. 3, 1843 10-27 R] [Caleb Cushing Treasury Mar. 3, 1843 Mar. 3, 1843 2-29 R] John C. Spencer Treasury Mar. 3, 1843 Mar. 3, 1843 22-20 [James S. Green Treasury June 14, 1844 June 15,1844 R] George M. Bibb Treasury June 15, 1844 June 15, 1844 John Bell War continued * [John McLean War Sept. 11, 1841 Sept. 13, 1841 D] John C. Spencer War Dec. 13, 1841 Dec. 20, 1841 President/ Position Date of Confirmation Nominee Nomination or Other Action [James M. Porter War Dec. 6, 1843 Jan. 30, 1844 3-38 R] William Wilkins War Feb. 15, 1844 Feb. 15, 1844 Total Cabinet nominations = 20 POLK_________________________________________________________________________________ John Y. Mason Attorney General Mar. 5, 1845 Mar.