The Secretary of War was a member of the United States President's Cabinet, beginning with George Washington's administration. A similar position, called either "Secretary at War" or "Secretary of War," was appointed to serve the Congress of the Confederation under the Articles of Confederation between 1781 and 1789.
Secretary of War (1789–1947) · 1. Henry Knox, September 12, 1789 · 2. Timothy Pickering, January 2, 1795 · 3. James McHenry, January 27, 1796 · 4. Samuel Dexter ...
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Edwin McMasters Stanton (1814-69) was secretary of war from 1862 to 1868. Born in Steubenville, Ohio, he completed one year at Kenyon College before being ...
A former Iowa state legislator and Civil War general, Belknap had held his cabinet post for nearly eight years.
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III The secretary of defense oversees the Defense Department and acts as the principal defense policy maker and advisor.
Stimson ran unsuccessfully as the Republican candidate for Governor of New York in 1910, but was then appointed Secretary of War by President William Howard ...
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From the former secretary of defense, a strikingly candid, vividly written account of his experience serving Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama ...
... cabinet included just four original members: Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson, Secretary of Treasury Alexander Hamilton, Secretary of War Henry Knox, and ...
Henry L. Stimson was appointed to his second term as Secretary of War by President Franklin Roosevelt in July, 1940, and he served until September, 1945.
Responsible for naval affairs until 1798 and for military bounty lands, military pensions, and Indian affairs until 1849.
