Permanent historical factsheet

Secretary of State for War

United States of America · Government / Government of USA. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

5Records

1781–1911Date range

5Named people

0Places

Chronological records

1781

Benjamin Lincoln1781

Government / Government of USA

Appointed Secretary of State for War by Congress

1825

James Barbour1825

Government / Government of USA

Appointed Secretary of State for War

1837

Joel Roberts Poinsett1837

Government / Government of USA

Appointed Secretary of State for War

1881

Robert Todd Lincoln1881

Government / Government of USA

Appointed Secretary of State for War

1911

Henry Lewis Stimson1911

Government / Government of USA

Appointed Secretary of State for War, 1st term

Names involved

Benjamin LincolnHenry Lewis StimsonJames BarbourJoel Roberts PoinsettRobert Todd Lincoln

Provenance

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