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Thomas Corwin (1850–1853)

… was reelected to the Senate in 1850 but resigned to become President Millard Fillmore’s secretary of the treasury after first refusing the President’s offer to become postmaster general. Corwin …

William L. Marcy (1845–1849)

… before losing the election of 1838. He was then tapped by President Martin Van Buren to join the Mexican Claims … Marcy worked for only two years as an attorney before President James K. Polk nominated him to head the War …

Lewis Cass (1857–1860)

… administrator for Michigan and Upper Canada before President James Madison made him territorial governor of … when the Democrats nominated him as their candidate for President of the United States. He lost that election to …

James Monroe (1811–1817)

… in 1811 to become secretary of state in the cabinet of President James Madison. Although Monroe resigned from that … in 1817. That same year, Monroe took over as President of the United States, serving for two terms from …

James Monroe (1814–1815)

… in 1811 to become secretary of state in the cabinet of President James Madison. Although Monroe resigned from that … in 1817. That same year, Monroe took over as President of the United States, serving for two terms from …

Rogers C. B. Morton (1974–1975)

… a family-owned company in Louisville in 1939. He served as president of the company from 1947 until 1951. When the … with Pillsbury Company, Morton held the position of vice president until 1953 and then served as director until 1971. …

Rogers C. B. Morton (1975–1976)

… a family-owned company in Louisville in 1939. He served as president of the company from 1947 until 1951. When the … with Pillsbury Company, Morton held the position of vice president until 1953 and then served as director until 1971. …

Henry L. Stimson (1911–1913)

… and gained national prominence when he was appointed by President William Howard Taft to replace Jacob Dickinson as … governor general of the Philippines between 1927 and 1929. President Herbert Hoover made him secretary of state, and …

William G. McAdoo (1913–1918)

… when he married Eleanor Randolph Wilson, the daughter of President Wilson, at the White House in 1914. William Gibbs … stumped for Woodrow Wilson during the latter's run at the presidency, serving as campaign chair for much of the …

Henry L. Stimson (1929–1933)

… and gained national prominence when he was appointed by President William Howard Taft to replace Jacob Dickinson as … governor general of the Philippines between 1927 and 1929. President Herbert Hoover made him secretary of state, and …

Henry L. Stimson (1940–1945)

… and gained national prominence when he was appointed by President William Howard Taft to replace Jacob Dickinson as … governor general of the Philippines between 1927 and 1929. President Herbert Hoover made him secretary of state, and …

Harry L. Hopkins (1938–1940)

… Relief Agency (1933-1938), while also serving on the President's Draught Committee, the National Resources …

Henry L. Stimson (1945)

… and gained national prominence when he was appointed by President William Howard Taft to replace Jacob Dickinson as … governor general of the Philippines between 1927 and 1929. President Herbert Hoover made him secretary of state, and …

Manuel Lujan (1989–1993)

… the Bernalillo County Crime Commission (1967-1968), and as president of the New Mexico Independent Insurance Agents …

Samuel W. Bodman (2005–2009)

… an offshoot of Fidelity Investments. In 1983, he was named President and chief operating officer of Fidelity. Bodman …

Ed Schafer (2008–2009)

… management positions at Gold Seal, and in 1978 he became President. Under his leadership, the company's sales climbed …

James D. Hodgson (1970–1973)

… relations, culminating in his appointment as vice president of industrial relations for Lockheed Corporation. Appointed by President Nixon to the cabinet, he served as secretary of …

Michael Espy (1993–1994)

… Mike Espy served as President Clinton's first secretary of agriculture from 1993 …

Philander C. Knox (1901)

… He filled the post of Attorney General in the cabinets of Presidents William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt from 1901 … nomination in 1908. He was the beneficiary of incoming President William Howard Taft's desire to get "the best men" …

Frank Carlucci (1987–1989)

… Defense from 1981 to 1983. He left government work to be president and eventually chairman and chief executive officer …