1 Recess appointment. Received new commission Jan. 9, 1969, upon confirmation by the Senate. The National Security Act of 1947, Public Law 253, 80th Cong., approved July 26, 1947, created the office of Secretary of Defense and merged the War and Navy Departments into the National Military Establishment. 949 Name 10. William H. Crawford. 11. George Graham.. 12. John C. Calhoun.. Do. 13. James Barbour. 14. Peter B. Porter. 15. John H. Eaton. 16. Lewis Cass. Do. 17. Joel R. Poinsett. 18. John Bell... Do. 19. John McLean.. 22. William Wilkins. 23. William L. Marcy. 24. George W. Crawford. 25. Charles M. Conard. 26. Jefferson Davis.. 27. John B. Floyd. 28. Joseph Holt. 29. Simon Cameron. 30. Edwin M. Stanton. 31. Ulysses S. Grant. 32. Lorenzo Thomas 33. John M. Schofield 34. John A. Rawlins. William T. Sherman.. 35. William W. Belknap. Do.. 36. Alphonso Taft.. 37. James D. Cameron. 38. George W. McCrary. 39. Alexander Ramsey. 40. Robert T. Lincoln. Do. 41. William C. Endicott. 42. Redfield Proctor. 43. Stephen B. Elkins. 44. Daniel S. Lamont. 45. Russell A. Alger.. 46. Elihu Root.. Do. 47. William H. Taft. Do.. 48. Luke E. Wright. 49. Jacob M. Dickinson. 50. Henry Lewis Stimson. 51. Lindley M. Garrison. 52. Newton D. Baker. 53. John Wingate Weeks. Do. 54. Dwight F. Davis. 55. James William Good. 56. Patrick J. Hurley. 57. George H. Dern.. 58. Harry Hines Woodring. 59. Henry Lewis Stimson. 60. Robert P. Patterson.. 61. Kenneth C. Royall.. Mar. James K. Polk. Zachary Taylor. Millard Fillmore. Franklin Pierce. James Buchanan. Do. Abraham Lincoln. Do. Do. Jan. 15, 1862 Apr. 15, 1865 Andrew Johnson. Aug. 12, 1867 Do. Feb. 21, 1868 Do. May 28, 1868 Do. |