List of Assistant Secretaries of the Treasury

Assistant Secretary of the Treasury was an office in the United States Department of the Treasury from 1849 until 1961 when it was replaced by the United States Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, one of several positions serving under the United States Secretary of the Treasury.

History

The office of Assistant Secretary of the Treasury was created by Act of March 3, 1849.[a] An Act of March 14, 1864 provided for an additional Assistant Secretary, as did an Act of July 11, 1890. An act of October 6, 1917 provided for two additional Assistant Secretaries for duration of the Great War and six months after. An Act of July 22, 1954 also provided for an additional Assistant Secretary.[1]

Former Assistant Secretaries of the Treasury

Term BeganTerm EndedImageNameSecretary(ies) served underPresident(s) served under[1]
March 12, 1849October 9, 1849 Charles B. PenroseWilliam M. MeredithZachary Taylor
October 10, 1849November 15, 1850Allen A. HallWilliam M. Meredith
Thomas Corwin
Zachary Taylor
Millard Fillmore
November 16, 1850March 13, 1853William L. HodgeThomas Corwin
James Guthrie
Millard Fillmore
Franklin Pierce
March 14, 1853March 12, 1857 Peter G. WashingtonJames Guthrie
Howell Cobb
Franklin Pierce
James Buchanan
March 13, 1857January 16, 1861 Philip ClaytonHowell Cobb
Philip Francis Thomas
John Adams Dix
James Buchanan
March 13, 1861July 11, 1865George HarringtonSalmon P. Chase
William P. Fessenden
Hugh McCulloch
Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Johnson
March 18, 1864June 15, 1865 Maunsell Bradhurst FieldSalmon P. Chase
William P. Fessenden
Hugh McCulloch
Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Johnson
January 5, 1865May 4, 1875 William E. ChandlerWilliam P. Fessenden
Hugh McCulloch
Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Johnson
July 11, 1865May 4, 1875 John F. HartleyHugh McCulloch
George S. Boutwell
William Adams Richardson
Benjamin Bristow
Andrew Johnson
Ulysses S. Grant
December 2, 1867May 31, 1868Edmund CooperHugh McCullochAndrew Johnson
March 20, 1869March 17, 1873William A. RichardsonGeorge S. BoutwellUlysses S. Grant
March 8, 1873June 11, 1874 Frederick A. SawyerWilliam Adams Richardson
Benjamin Bristow
Ulysses S. Grant
July 1, 1874April 3, 1877Charles F. ConantBenjamin Bristow
Lot M. Morrill
John Sherman
Ulysses S. Grant
Rutherford B. Hayes
March 4, 1875June 30, 1876Curtis F. BurnhamBenjamin BristowUlysses S. Grant
August 12, 1876March 9, 1885 Henry F. FrenchLot M. Morrill
John Sherman
William Windom
Charles J. Folger
Walter Q. Gresham
Hugh McCulloch
Daniel Manning
Ulysses S. Grant
Rutherford B. Hayes
James A. Garfield
Chester A. Arthur
Grover Cleveland
April 3, 1877December 8, 1877 Richard C. McCormickJohn ShermanRutherford B. Hayes
December 9, 1877March 31, 1880 John B. HawleyJohn ShermanRutherford B. Hayes
April 10, 1880December 31, 1881J. Kendrick UptonJohn Sherman
William Windom
Charles J. Folger
Rutherford B. Hayes
James A. Garfield
Chester A. Arthur
February 18, 1882April 16, 1884 John C. NewCharles J. FolgerChester A. Arthur
April 17, 1884November 10, 1885 Charles E. Coon[2]Charles J. Folger
Walter Q. Gresham
Hugh McCulloch
Chester A. Arthur
Grover Cleveland
March 14, 1885April 1, 1887 Charles S. FairchildDaniel ManningGrover Cleveland
November 10, 1885June 30, 1886 William E. SmithDaniel ManningGrover Cleveland
July 12, 1886March 12, 1889 Hugh S. Thompson[3]Daniel Manning
Charles S. Fairchild
William Windom
Grover Cleveland
Benjamin Harrison
April 6, 1887March 11, 1889Isaac H. Maynard[4]Charles S. Fairchild
William Windom
Grover Cleveland
Benjamin Harrison
April 1, 1899July 20, 1890George H. TichnerWilliam WindomBenjamin Harrison
April 1, 1889October 31, 1890George S. Batcheller[3]William WindomBenjamin Harrison
July 22, 1890December 1, 1892A. B. NettletonWilliam Windom
Charles Foster
Benjamin Harrison
July 23, 1890June 30, 1893 Oliver L. Spaulding[5]William Windom
Charles Foster
John G. Carlisle
Benjamin Harrison
Grover Cleveland
April 27, 1891October 31, 1892 Lorenzo CrounseCharles FosterBenjamin Harrison
November 22, 1892 [6]March 3, 1893 John H. GearCharles FosterBenjamin Harrison
December 23, 1892April 3, 1893Genio M. LambertsonCharles Foster
John G. Carlisle
Benjamin Harrison
Grover Cleveland
April 12, 1893April 7, 1897 Charles S. HamlinJohn G. Carlisle
Lyman J. Gage
Grover Cleveland
William McKinley
April 13, 1893March 31, 1897 William E. CurtisJohn G. Carlisle
Lyman J. Gage
Grover Cleveland>
William McKinley
July 1, 1893May 4, 1897 Scott Wike[7]John G. Carlisle
Lyman J. Gage
Grover Cleveland>
William McKinley
April 7, 1897March 10, 1899William B. HowellLyman J. GageWilliam McKinley
April 7, 1897March 4, 1903 Oliver L. SpauldingLyman J. Gage
L. M. Shaw
William McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt
June 1, 1897March 5, 1901 Frank A. Vanderlip[8]Lyman J. GageWilliam McKinley
March 13, 1899June 3, 1906Horace A. Taylor[9][10]Lyman J. Gage
L. M. Shaw
William McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt
March 6, 1901April 15, 1903 Milton E. Ailes[11][12]Lyman J. Gage
L. M. Shaw
William McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt
March 5, 1903March 5, 1905Robert S. Armstrong[13][14][15]L. M. ShawTheodore Roosevelt
May 27, 1903January 21, 1907Charles H. Keep[16]L. M. ShawTheodore Roosevelt
March 6, 1905November 1, 1909 James Burton Reynolds[17][18]L. M. Shaw
George B. Cortelyou
Franklin MacVeagh
Theodore Roosevelt
William Howard Taft
July 1, 1906March 15, 1908John H. Edwards[19]L. M. Shaw
George B. Cortelyou
Theodore Roosevelt
January 22, 1907February 28, 1907Arthur F. Statter[20][21]L. M. ShawTheodore Roosevelt
April 23, 1907March 6, 1909 Beekman Winthrop[22][23][24]George B. CortelyouTheodore Roosevelt
March 17, 1908April 10, 1909 Louis A. Coolidge[25]George B. Cortelyou
Franklin MacVeagh
Theodore Roosevelt
William Howard Taft
April 5, 1909June 8, 1910 Charles D. NortonFranklin MacVeaghWilliam Howard Taft
April 19, 1909April 3, 1911 Charles D. HillesFranklin MacVeaghWilliam Howard Taft
November 27, 1909July 31, 1913James Freeman Curtis[26]Franklin MacVeagh
William G. McAdoo
William Howard Taft
Woodrow Wilson
June 8, 1910July 3, 1912 A. Piatt Andrew[27]Franklin MacVeaghWilliam Howard Taft
April 4, 1911March 3, 1913 Robert O. Bailey[28][29]Franklin MacVeaghWilliam Howard Taft
July 20, 1912September 30, 1913Sherman P. Allen[30]Franklin MacVeagh
William G. McAdoo
William Howard Taft
Woodrow Wilson
March 24, 1913February 2, 1914 John Skelton Williams[31]William G. McAdooWoodrow Wilson
August 1, 1913August 9, 1914 Charles S. Hamlin[32]William G. McAdooWoodrow Wilson
October 1, 1913September 30, 1917 Byron R. NewtonWilliam G. McAdooWoodrow Wilson
March 24, 1914January 26, 1917 William Peabody Malburn[33]William G. McAdooWoodrow Wilson
August 17, 1914March 15, 1917 Andrew James Peters[34]William G. McAdooWoodrow Wilson
April 17, 1917August 28, 1919 Oscar T. Crosby[35][36][37]William G. McAdooWoodrow Wilson
June 22, 1917November 20, 1919 Leo S. RoweWilliam G. McAdoo
Carter Glass
Woodrow Wilson
October 5, 1917August 26, 1921 James H. Moyle[38]William G. McAdoo
Carter Glass
David F. Houston
Andrew W. Mellon
Woodrow Wilson
Warren G. Harding
October 30, 1917July 5, 1920 Russell Leffingwell[39][40]William G. McAdoo
Carter Glass
David F. Houston
Woodrow Wilson
December 15, 1917January 31, 1919 Thomas B. Love[41]William G. McAdoo
Carter Glass
Woodrow Wilson
September 4, 1918June 30, 1920 Albert Rathbone[42][43]William G. McAdoo
Carter Glass
David F. Houston
Woodrow Wilson
March 5, 1919November 15, 1920 Jouett Shouse[44][43][45]Carter Glass
David F. Houston
Woodrow Wilson
November 21, 1919June 14, 1920 Norman H. DavisCarter Glass
David F. Houston
Woodrow Wilson
June 15, 1920April 14, 1921 Nicholas Kelley[38]David F. Houston
Andrew W. Mellon
Woodrow Wilson
Warren G. Harding
July 6, 1920June 30, 1921 S. Parker Gilbert Jr.David F. Houston
Andrew W. Mellon
Woodrow Wilson
Warren G. Harding
December 4, 1920May 31, 1921 Ewing Laporte[38][46]David F. Houston
Andrew W. Mellon
Woodrow Wilson
Warren G. Harding
December 4, 1920March 4, 1921 Angus W. McLean[43][38]David F. HoustonWoodrow Wilson
March 16, 1921March 31, 1925 Eliot Wadsworth[47][48][49]Andrew W. MellonWarren G. Harding
Calvin Coolidge
May 4, 1921July 9, 1923 Edward C. Clifford[50][51]Andrew W. MellonWarren G. Harding
December 23, 1921July 25, 1922 Elmer Dover[52][53][54]Andrew W. MellonWarren G. Harding
March 3, 1923June 13, 1926 McKenzie Moss[55]Andrew W. MellonWarren G. Harding
Calvin Coolidge
July 9, 1923November 5, 1927 Garrard B. WinstonAndrew W. MellonWarren G. Harding
Calvin Coolidge
July 1, 1924November 5, 1927 Charles S. DeweyAndrew W. MellonCalvin Coolidge
April 1, 1925July 31, 1927 Lincoln C. Andrews[56][57]Andrew W. MellonCalvin Coolidge
December 28, 1926June 25, 1929Carl T. SchunemanAndrew W. MellonCalvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
August 1, 1927March 15, 1929 Seymour Lowman[58]Andrew W. MellonCalvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
November 7, 1927September 1, 1929Henry Herrick BondAndrew W. MellonCalvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
June 26, 1929April 17, 1933Ferry K. HeathAndrew W. MellonHerbert Hoover
November 21, 1929March 15, 1931 Walter Ewing HopeAndrew W. MellonHerbert Hoover
March 16, 1934February 12, 1932Arthur A. BallantineAndrew W. MellonHerbert Hoover
March 9, 1932June 11, 1933 James H. Douglas Jr.Ogden L. MillsHerbert Hoover
April 18, 1933February 15, 1936 Lawrence W. Roberts Jr.William H. Woodin
Henry Morgenthau Jr.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
June 6, 1933September 30, 1939Stephen B. GibbonsWilliam H. Woodin
Henry Morgenthau Jr.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
June 12, 1933December 12, 1933Thomas HewesWilliam H. WoodinFranklin D. Roosevelt
December 1, 1934November 1, 1937 Josephine RocheHenry Morgenthau Jr.Franklin D. Roosevelt
February 19, 1936February 28, 1939 Wayne Chatfield-TaylorHenry Morgenthau Jr.Franklin D. Roosevelt
July 1, 1938October 31, 1938 John Wesley Hanes IIHenry Morgenthau Jr.Franklin D. Roosevelt
June 23, 1939December 2, 1945 Herbert E. GastonHenry Morgenthau Jr.
Fred M. Vinson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
January 18, 1940November 30, 1944 John L. SullivanHenry Morgenthau Jr.Franklin D. Roosevelt
January 24, 1945May 1, 1946 Harry D. WhiteHenry Morgenthau Jr.
Fred M. Vinson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
April 15, 1946July 14, 1948 Edward H. FoleyFred M. Vinson
John Wesley Snyder
Harry S. Truman
July 16, 1948January 20, 1953John S. GrahamJohn Wesley SnyderHarry S. Truman
February 8, 1949March 31, 1951 William McChesney Martin Jr.John Wesley SnyderHarry S. Truman
January 24, 1952February 28, 1957Andrew N. OverbyJohn Wesley Snyder
George M. Humphrey
Harry S. Truman
January 28, 1953August 2, 1955H. Chapman RoseGeorge M. HumphreyDwight D. Eisenhower
September 20, 1954January 20, 1961Laurence B. RobbinsGeorge M. Humphrey
Robert B. Anderson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
August 3, 1955December 15, 1957David W. KendallGeorge M. Humphrey
Robert B. Anderson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
April 18, 1957August 8, 1957Fred C. Scribner Jr.George M. Humphrey
Robert B. Anderson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
December 4, 1957December 15, 1958Tom B. CoughranRobert B. AndersonDwight D. Eisenhower
December 16, 1957A. Gilmore FluesRobert B. AndersonDwight D. Eisenhower
December 17, 1958December 18, 1960T. Graydon UptonRobert B. AndersonDwight D. Eisenhower
December 20, 1960January 20, 1961John P. WeitzelRobert B. AndersonDwight D. Eisenhower

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