Secretary of State, James Buchanan, Pennsylvania, March 6th, 1845. Secretary of Treasury, Robert J. Walker, Mississippi, March 6th, 1845. Secretary of War, William L. Marcy, New York, March 6th, 1845. Secretary of Navy, George Bancroft, Massachusetts, March 10th, 1845; John Y. Mason, September 9th, 1846. Attorney-General, John Y. Mason, Virginia, March 5th, 1845; Nathan Clifford, Maine, October 17th, 1846. Postmaster-General, Cave Johnson, Tennessee, March 6th, 1845.
Zachary Taylor and Millard Fillmore, Presidents.
XVI.; 1849–1853.
Secretary of State, John M. Clayton, Delaware, March 7th, 1840; Daniel Webster, Massachusetts, July 22d, 1850; Edward Everett, Massachusetts, December 6th, 1852. Secretary of Treasury, W. M. Meredith, Pennsylvania, March 8th, 1849; Thomas Corwin, Ohio, July 23d, 1850. Secretary of War, George W. Crawford, Georgia, March 8th, 1849; Winfield Scott (ad interim), July 23d, 1850; Charles M. Conrad, Louisiana, August 15th, 1850. Secretary of Navy, William B. Preston, Virginia, March 8th, 1849; William A. Graham, North Carolina, July 22d, 1850; J. P. Kennedy, Maryland, July 22d, 1852. Secretary of Interior, Thomas H. Ewing, Ohio, March 8th, 1849; A. H. H. Stuart, Virginia, September 12th, 1850. Attorney-General, Reverdy Johnson, Maryland, March 8th, 1849; John J. Crittenden, Kentucky, July 22d, 1850. Postmaster-General, Jacob Collamer, Vermont, March 8th, 1849; Nathan K. Hall, New York, July 23d, 1850; S. D. Hubbard, Connecticut, August 31st, 1852.
Franklin Pierce, President.
XVII.; 1853–1857.
Secretary of State, William L. Marcy, New York, March 7th, 1853. Secretary of Treasury, James Guthrie, Kentucky, March 7th, 1853. Secretary of War, Jefferson Davis, Mississippi, March 7th, 1853. Secretary of Navy, James C. Dobbin, North Carolina, March 7th, 1853. Secretary of Interior, Robert McClelland, Michigan, March 7th, 1853; Jacob Thompson, Mississippi, March 6th, 1856. Attorney-General, Caleb Cushing, Massachusetts, March 7th, 1853. Postmaster-General, James Campbell, Pennsylvania, March 7th, 1853.
James Buchanan, President.
XVIII.; 1857–1861.
Secretary of State, Lewis Cass, Michigan, March 6th, 1857; J. S. Black, Pennsylvania, December 17th, 1860. Secretary of Treasury, Howell Cobb, Georgia, March 6th, 1857; Philip F. Thomas, Maryland, December 12th, 1860; John A. Dix, New York, January 11th, 1861. Secretary of War, John B. Floyd, Virginia, March 6th, 1857; Joseph Holt, Kentucky, January 18th, 1861. Secretary of Navy, Isaac Toucey, Connecticut, March 6th, 1857. Secretary of Interior, Jacob Thompson, continued. Attorney-General, J. S. Black, Pennsylvania, March 6th, 1857; E. M. Stanton, Pennsylvania, December 20th, 1860. Postmaster-General, Aaron V. Brown, Tennessee, March 6th, 1857; Joseph Holt, Kentucky, March 14th, 1859; Horatio King, Maine, February 12th, 1861.