Ulysses Simpson Grant

Birth-Death: (1822 - 1885 ) Term: (1869-1877 )

Grant's successes in the Civil War made him widely popular in no time at all. Much like Washington, Grant came to the Presidency because of his military acheivements. Unlike Washington, however, Grant was not a great political leader, which he admitted in his inaugural address. Although not always at the center of things, scandal plagued much of Grant's administration.

Administration of Ulysses Grant

Secretary of State

Elihu B. Washburne (1869)
Hamilton Fish (1869-77)

Secretary of the Treasury

George S. Boutwell (1869-73)
William A. Richardson (1873-74)
Benjamin H. Bristow (1874-76)
Lot M. Morrill (1876-77)

Secretary of War

John A. Rawlins (1869)
William T. Sherman (1869)
William W. Belknap (1869-76)
Alphonso Taft (1876)
James D. Cameron (1876-77)

Attorney General

Ebenezer R. Hoar (1869-70)
Amos T. Akerman (1870-71)
George H. Williams (1871-75)
Edwards Pierrepont (1875-76)
Alphonso Taft (1876-77)

Postmaster General

John A. J. Creswell (1869-74)
James W. Marshall (1874)
Marshall Jewell (1874-76)
James N. Tyner (1876-77)

Secretary of the Navy

Adolph E. Borie (1869)
George M. Robeson (1869-77)

Secretary of the Interior

Jacob D. Cox Jr. (1869-70)
Columbus Delano (1870-75)
Zachariah Chandler (1875-77)