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… He resigned in 1974 to become U.S. Attorney General for President Richard Nixon. He continued in that position in the …

… at the time. Following William McKinley's election as President in 1896, Gary accepted an offer to become …

… (1961-1965), secretary of the air force (1965-1969), and president of the California Institute of Technology …

… in 1873, as justice on the state supreme court. In 1877, President Rutherford B. Hayes tapped Devens to be his …

… laws against drinking, following the example set by President Harding. In 1923, a federal agent reported that it …

… England, where he served until 1865. Four years later, President Ulysses S. Grant tapped Marshall to become first …

… for the Connecticut governor's office in 1833 and 1840. President Martin Van Buren appointed him postmaster general …

… National Convention; one year later, he was named by President Franklin Pierce as secretary of the Navy, a post he …

… senatorial career came to an end when he was appointed to President Thomas Jefferson's cabinet, assuming the duties of …

… administration from 1993 to 1997. He also served under President Ford (1974-1977) as assistant to the solicitor …

… most of his career in the private sector, starting as president of the American Car and Foundry Company in 1922 and …

… as committee chairman from 1919 to 1920. Originally, President Roosevelt chose Cummings to serve as …

… he resigned in February 1946 following a disagreement with President Harry S. Truman. Ickes then returned to the private …

… position three years later to succeed Edmund Randolph as President George Washington's attorney general. Although he …

… 1872, at which time he resumed his law practice. In 1876, President Ulysses S. Grant nominated Taft to become his …

… secretary of the interior in the Lincoln Administration. President Abraham Lincoln promoted Usher to secretary of the …

… secretary of the interior in the Lincoln Administration. President Abraham Lincoln promoted Usher to secretary of the …

… 1872, at which time he resumed his law practice. In 1876, President Ulysses S. Grant nominated Taft to become his …

… the Senate until 1829, when he resigned his post to become President Andrew Jackson's attorney general, serving from …

… of Representatives; by 1849, he had been confirmed as President Zachary Taylor’s secretary of the Navy. Upon …