Last updated 27 August 2004
Department of the Army Historical Summary: FY 1972
Appendix A
SECRETARIES OF WAR AND OF THE ARMY
| Secretaries of War | |
|---|---|
| Henry Knox | 12 Sep 1789-31 Dec 1794 |
| Timothy Pickering | 2 Jan 1795-10 Dec 1795 |
| James McHenry | 27 Jan 1796-13 May 1800 |
| Samuel Dexter | 13 May 1800-31 Jan 1801 |
| Henry Dearborn | 5 Mar 1801-7 Mar 1809 |
| William Eustis | 7 Mar 1809-13 Jan 1813 |
| John Armstrong | 13 Jan 1813-27 Sep 1814 |
| James Monroe | 27 Sep 1814-2 Mar 1815 |
| William H. Crawford | 1 Aug 1815-22 Oct 1816 |
| John C. Calhoun | 8 Oct 1817-7 Mar 1825 |
| James Barbour | 7 Mar 1825-23 May 1828 |
| Peter B. Porter | 26 May 1828-9 Mar 1829 |
| John H. Eaton. | 9 Mar 1829-18 Jun 1831 |
| Lewis Cass | 1 Aug 1831-5 Oct 1836 |
| Joel R. Poinsett | 7 Mar 1837-5 Mar 1841 |
| John Bell | 5 Mar 1841-13 Sep 1841 |
| John C. Spencer | 12 Oct 1841-3 Mar 1843 |
| James M. Porter | 8 Mar 1843-30 Jan 1844 |
| William Wilkins | 15 Feb 1844-4 Mar 1845 |
| William L. Marcy | 6 Mar 1845-4 Mar 1849 |
| George W. Crawford | 8 Mar 1849-23 Jul 1850 |
| Charles M, Conrad | 15 Aug 1850-7 Mar 1853 |
| Jefferson Davis | 7 Mar 1853-6 Mar 1857 |
| John B. Floyd | 6 Mar 1857-29 Dec 1860 |
| Joseph Holt | 18 Jan 1861-5 Mar 1861 |
| Simon Cameron | 5 Mar 1861-14 Jan 1862 |
| Edwin M. Stanton | 20 Jan 1862-28 May 1868 |
| John M. Schofield | 1 Jun 1868-13 Mar 1869 |
| John A. Rawlins | 13 Mar 1869-6 Sep 1869 |
| William W. Belknap | 25 Oct 1869-2 Mar 1876 |
| Alphonso Taft | 8 Mar 1876-22 May 1876 |
| James D. Cameron | 22 May 1876-3 Mar 1877 |
| George W. McCrary | 12 Mar 1877-10 Dec 1879 |
| Alexander Ramsey | 10 Dec 1879-5 Mar 1881 |
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| Robert T. Lincoln | 5 Mar 1881-5 Mar 1885 |
| William C. Endicott | 5 Mar 1885-5 Mar 1889 |
| Redfield Proctor | 5 Mar 1889-5 Nov 1891 |
| Stephen B. Elkins | 17 Dec 1891-5 Mar 1893 |
| Daniel S. Lamont | 5 Mar 1893-5 Mar 1897 |
| Russell A. Alger | 5 Mar 1897-1 Aug 1899 |
| Elihu Root | 1 Aug 1899-31 Jan 1904 |
| William H. Taft | 1 Feb 1904-30 Jun 1908 |
| Luke E. Wright | 1 Jul 1908-11 Mar 1909 |
| Jacob M. Dickinson | 12 Mar 1909-21 May 1911 |
| Henry L. Stimson | 22 May 1911-4 Mar 1913 |
| Lindley M. Garrison | 5 Mar 1913-10 Feb 1916 |
| Hugh L. Scott (ad interim) | 11 Feb 1916-8 Mar 1916 |
| Newton D. Baker | 9 Mar 1916-4 Mar 1921 |
| John W. Weeks | 5 Mar 1921-13 Oct 1925 |
| Dwight F. Davis | 14 Oct 1925-5 Mar 1929 |
| James W. Good | 6 Mar 1929-18 Nov 1929 |
| Patrick J. Hurley | 9 Dec 1929-3 Mar 1933 |
| George H. Dern | 4 Mar 1933-27 Aug 1936 |
| Harry H. Woodring | 25 Sep 1936-20 Jun 1940 |
| Henry L. Stimson | 10 Jul 1940-21 Sep 1945 |
| Robert P. Patterson | 27 Sep 1945-18 Jul 1947 |
| Kenneth C. Royall | 19 Jul 1947-17 Sep 1947 |
| Secretaries of the Army | |
|---|---|
| Kenneth C. Royall | 17 Sep 1947-27 Apr 1949 |
| Gordon Gray | 20 Jun 1949-12 Apr 1950 |
| Frank Pace, Jr. | 12 Apr 1950-20 Jan 1953 |
| Robert T. Stevens | 4 Feb 1953-21 Jul 1955 |
| Wilber M. Brucker | 21 Jul 1955-19 Jan 1961 |
| Elvis J. Stahr, Jr. | 24 Jan 1961-30 Jun 1962 |
| Cyrus R. Vance | 5 Jul 1962-21 Jan 1964 |
| Stephen Ailes | 28 Jan 1964-1 Jul 1965 |
| Stanley R. Resor | 2 Jul 1965-30 Jun 1971 |
| Robert F. Froehlke | 1 Jul 1971- |
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