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Picture	Name	Term of Office
	Joseph Hewes Joseph Hewes Joseph Hewes , was a native of Princeton, New Jersey, where he was born in 1730. Hewes?s parents were part of the Quaker Society of Friends....	1776 - 1778

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No.	Picture	Name	State	Term of Office	Served under
1		Benjamin Stoddert Benjamin Stoddert Benjamin Stoddert was the first United States Secretary of the Navy from May 1, 1798 to March 31, 1801....	Maryland Maryland Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic States of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia and the Washington, D.C. to the south and west, Pennsylvania to the north, and Delaware to the east....	June 18, 1798 - March 31, 1801	John Adams John Adams John Adams was an Politics of the United States and the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States , after being the List of Vice Presidents of the United States Vice President of the United States for two terms....
2		Robert Smith	Maryland Maryland Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic States of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia and the Washington, D.C. to the south and west, Pennsylvania to the north, and Delaware to the east....	July 27, 1801 - March 4, 1809	Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States , the principal author of the United States Declaration of Independence , and one of the most influential Founding Fathers of the United States for his promotion of the ideals of republicanism in the United States....
3		Paul Hamilton Paul Hamilton Paul Hamilton was the 3rd United States Secretary of the Navy, from 1809 to 1812.Paul Hamilton was born in Saint Paul's Parish, South Carolina, South Carolina, on October 16, 1762....	South Carolina South Carolina South Carolina is a U.S. state in the Southern United States of the United States. It borders Georgia to the south and North Carolina to the north....	May 15, 1809 - December 31, 1812	James Madison James Madison James Madison was an American politician and political philosopher who served as the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States , and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States....
4		William Jones William Jones (statesman) William Jones was an United States politician.Jones was born in Philadelphia in 1760. Apprenticed in a shipyard, during the American War of Independence he saw combat in the battles of Trenton and Princeton and later served at sea....	Pennsylvania Pennsylvania The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania , often colloquially referred to as PA by natives and Northeasterners, is a U.S. state located in the Northeastern United States and Mid-Atlantic States regions of the United States....	January 19, 1813 - December 1, 1814	James Madison James Madison James Madison was an American politician and political philosopher who served as the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States , and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States....
5		Benjamin Williams Crowninshield Benjamin Williams Crowninshield Benjamin Williams Crowninshield served as the United States Secretary of the Navy between 1815 and 1818, during the administrations of Presidents James Madison and James Monroe....	Massachusetts Massachusetts The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a U.S. state located in the New England region of the Northeastern United States United States. It borders Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north....	January 16, 1815 - September 30, 1818	James Madison James Madison James Madison was an American politician and political philosopher who served as the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States , and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.... , James Monroe James Monroe James Monroe was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States . His administration was marked by the acquisition of Florida ; the Missouri Compromise , in which Missouri was declared a slave state; the admission of Maine in 1820 as a free state; and the profession of the Monroe Doctrine , declaring U.S....
6		Smith Thompson Smith Thompson Smith Thompson was a United States Secretary of the Navy and a United States Supreme Court Past Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1823 until his death in 1843....	New York New York The State of New York is a U.S. state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States and is the nation's List of U.S....	January 1, 1819 - August 31, 1823	James Monroe James Monroe James Monroe was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States . His administration was marked by the acquisition of Florida ; the Missouri Compromise , in which Missouri was declared a slave state; the admission of Maine in 1820 as a free state; and the profession of the Monroe Doctrine , declaring U.S....
7		Samuel Lewis Southard	New Jersey New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north by New York, on the east by the Hudson River and the Atlantic Ocean, on the southwest by Delaware, and on the west by Pennsylvania....	September 16, 1823 - March 4, 1829	James Monroe James Monroe James Monroe was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States . His administration was marked by the acquisition of Florida ; the Missouri Compromise , in which Missouri was declared a slave state; the admission of Maine in 1820 as a free state; and the profession of the Monroe Doctrine , declaring U.S.... , John Quincy Adams John Quincy Adams John Quincy Adams was an Foreign relations of the United States and Politics of the United States who served as the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States from March 4, 1825 to March 4, 1829....
8		John Branch John Branch John Branch, Jr. served as United States Senate, United States Secretary of the Navy, Governor of North Carolina of the U.S. state of North Carolina, and was the sixth and last Florida Territory List of Governors of Florida of Florida....	North Carolina North Carolina North Carolina is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north....	March 9, 1829 - May 12, 1831	Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States . He was List of governors of Florida of Florida , commander of the American forces at the Battle of New Orleans , and eponym of the era of Jacksonian democracy....
9		Levi Woodbury Levi Woodbury Levi Woodbury was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He was the first Justice to have attended law school....	New Hampshire New Hampshire New Hampshire is a U.S. state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States United States of America. The state was named after the southern English Counties of England of Hampshire....	May 23, 1831 - June 30, 1834	Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States . He was List of governors of Florida of Florida , commander of the American forces at the Battle of New Orleans , and eponym of the era of Jacksonian democracy....
10		Mahlon Dickerson Mahlon Dickerson Mahlon Dickerson was an United States judge and politician. He was elected Governor of New Jersey as well as United States Senator from that state....	New Jersey New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north by New York, on the east by the Hudson River and the Atlantic Ocean, on the southwest by Delaware, and on the west by Pennsylvania....	July 1, 1834 - June 30, 1838	Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States . He was List of governors of Florida of Florida , commander of the American forces at the Battle of New Orleans , and eponym of the era of Jacksonian democracy.... , Martin Van Buren Martin Van Buren Martin Van Buren was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States from 1837 to 1841. Before his presidency, he served as the List of Vice Presidents of the United States Vice President of the United States and the 10th United States Secretary of State under Andrew Jackson....
11		James Kirke Paulding James Kirke Paulding James Kirke Paulding was a novelist and the United States Secretary of the Navy....	New York New York The State of New York is a U.S. state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States and is the nation's List of U.S....	July 1, 1838 - March 4, 1841	Martin Van Buren Martin Van Buren Martin Van Buren was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States from 1837 to 1841. Before his presidency, he served as the List of Vice Presidents of the United States Vice President of the United States and the 10th United States Secretary of State under Andrew Jackson....
12		George Edmund Badger George Edmund Badger George Edmund Badger was a United States Whig Party United States Senate from the state of North Carolina.Badger was born on April 17, 1795 in New Bern, North Carolina....	North Carolina North Carolina North Carolina is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north....	March 6, 1841 - September 11, 1841	William Henry Harrison William Henry Harrison William Henry Harrison was an Military history of the United States and Politics of the United States, the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States, and the first president to die in office.... , John Tyler John Tyler John Tyler, Jr. was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States and the first ever to obtain that office via presidential succession....
13		Abel Parker Upshur	Virginia Virginia The Commonwealth of Virginia is an United States U.S. state on the East Coast of the United States of the Southern United States. The state is known as the "Old Dominion" and sometimes as "Mother of Presidents", because it is the birthplace of Lists of United States Presidents by place of birth#By state....	October 11, 1841 - July 23, 1843	John Tyler John Tyler John Tyler, Jr. was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States and the first ever to obtain that office via presidential succession....
14		David Henshaw David Henshaw David Henshaw was the 14th United States United States Secretary of the Navy.Henshaw was born in Leicester, Massachusetts in 1791. Trained as a druggist, he achieved notable success in that field, then expanded his energies into banking, transportation and politics....	Massachusetts Massachusetts The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a U.S. state located in the New England region of the Northeastern United States United States. It borders Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north....	July 24, 1843 - February 18, 1844	John Tyler John Tyler John Tyler, Jr. was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States and the first ever to obtain that office via presidential succession....
15		Thomas Walker Gilmer Thomas Walker Gilmer Thomas Walker Gilmer was an United States statesman....	Virginia Virginia The Commonwealth of Virginia is an United States U.S. state on the East Coast of the United States of the Southern United States. The state is known as the "Old Dominion" and sometimes as "Mother of Presidents", because it is the birthplace of Lists of United States Presidents by place of birth#By state....	February 19, 1844 - February 28, 1844	John Tyler John Tyler John Tyler, Jr. was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States and the first ever to obtain that office via presidential succession....
16		John Young Mason	Virginia Virginia The Commonwealth of Virginia is an United States U.S. state on the East Coast of the United States of the Southern United States. The state is known as the "Old Dominion" and sometimes as "Mother of Presidents", because it is the birthplace of Lists of United States Presidents by place of birth#By state....	March 26, 1844 - March 4, 1845	John Tyler John Tyler John Tyler, Jr. was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States and the first ever to obtain that office via presidential succession....
17		George Bancroft George Bancroft George Bancroft was an United States historian and statesman who was prominent in promoting secondary education both in his home state and at the national level....	Massachusetts Massachusetts The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a U.S. state located in the New England region of the Northeastern United States United States. It borders Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north....	March 11, 1845 - September 9, 1846	James Knox Polk
18		John Young Mason	Virginia Virginia The Commonwealth of Virginia is an United States U.S. state on the East Coast of the United States of the Southern United States. The state is known as the "Old Dominion" and sometimes as "Mother of Presidents", because it is the birthplace of Lists of United States Presidents by place of birth#By state....	September 10, 1846 - March 4, 1849	James Knox Polk
19		William Ballard Preston William Ballard Preston William Ballard Preston was a United States of America political figure. He served as the U.S. Secretary of the Navy between 1849 and 1850. He is also the cousin of William Campbell Preston and William Preston ....	Virginia Virginia The Commonwealth of Virginia is an United States U.S. state on the East Coast of the United States of the Southern United States. The state is known as the "Old Dominion" and sometimes as "Mother of Presidents", because it is the birthplace of Lists of United States Presidents by place of birth#By state....	March 8, 1849 - July 22, 1850	Zachary Taylor Zachary Taylor Zachary Taylor was an Military of the United States and the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States.Known as "Old Rough and Ready", Taylor had a 40-year military career in the United States Army, serving in the War of 1812, Black Hawk War, and Seminole Wars before achieving fame leading U.S....
20		William Alexander Graham William Alexander Graham William Alexander Graham was a United States Senate from North Carolina from 1840 to 1843, List of Governors of North Carolina from 1845 to 1849 and United States Secretary of the Navy from 1850 to 1852....	North Carolina North Carolina North Carolina is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north....	August 2, 1850 - July 25, 1852	Millard Fillmore Millard Fillmore Millard Fillmore was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States, serving from 1850 until 1853, and the last member of the Whig Party to hold that office....
21		John Pendleton Kennedy	Maryland Maryland Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic States of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia and the Washington, D.C. to the south and west, Pennsylvania to the north, and Delaware to the east....	July 26, 1852 - March 4, 1853	Millard Fillmore Millard Fillmore Millard Fillmore was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States, serving from 1850 until 1853, and the last member of the Whig Party to hold that office....
22		James Cochran Dobbin	North Carolina North Carolina North Carolina is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north....	March 8, 1853 - March 4, 1857	Franklin Pierce Franklin Pierce Franklin Pierce was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States, serving from 1853 to 1857, an Politics of the United States and lawyer....
23		Isaac Toucey Isaac Toucey Isaac Toucey was an United States statesman who served as a United States Senate, United States Secretary of the Navy, Attorney General of the United States and Governor of Connecticut....	Connecticut Connecticut Connecticut is a U.S. state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. The state borders New York to the west and south , Massachusetts to the north, and Rhode Island to the east....	March 7, 1857 - March 4, 1861	James Buchanan James Buchanan James Buchanan, Jr. was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States and the last to be born in the 18th century....
24		Gideon Welles Gideon Welles Gideon Welles was the United States United States Secretary of the Navy from 1861 to 1869. His buildup of the United States Navy to successfully execute blockades of Southern ports was a key component of Northern victory of the American Civil War....	Connecticut Connecticut Connecticut is a U.S. state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. The state borders New York to the west and south , Massachusetts to the north, and Rhode Island to the east....	March 7, 1861 - March 4, 1869	Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States. He successfully led the country through its greatest internal crisis, the American Civil War, preserving the Union and ending slavery.... , Andrew Johnson Andrew Johnson Andrew Johnson was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States , succeeding to the Presidency upon Abraham Lincoln assassination of Abraham Lincoln....
25		Adolph Edward Borie	Pennsylvania Pennsylvania The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania , often colloquially referred to as PA by natives and Northeasterners, is a U.S. state located in the Northeastern United States and Mid-Atlantic States regions of the United States....	March 9, 1869 - June 25, 1869	Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant, born Hiram Ulysses Grant , was an United States general and the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States ....
26		George Maxwell Robeson	New Jersey New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north by New York, on the east by the Hudson River and the Atlantic Ocean, on the southwest by Delaware, and on the west by Pennsylvania....	June 26, 1869 - March 4, 1877	Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant, born Hiram Ulysses Grant , was an United States general and the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States ....
27		Richard Wigginton Thompson	Indiana Indiana The State of Indiana was the 19th U.S. state admitted into the union. It is located in the Midwestern United States of the United States of America....	March 13, 1877 - December 20, 1880	Rutherford B. Hayes Rutherford B. Hayes Rutherford Birchard Hayes was an Politics of the United States, Law of the United States, Military of the United States and the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States ....
28		Nathan Goff, Jr. Nathan Goff, Jr. Nathan Goff, Jr. was a member of the United States Congress from West Virginia, who also served briefly as United States Secretary of the Navy during the Rutherford B....	West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia is a U.S. state in the Appalachian, Upland South, and Mid-Atlantic States regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia on the southeast, Kentucky on the southwest, Ohio on the northwest, and Pennsylvania and Maryland on the northeast....	January 7, 1881 - March 4, 1881	Rutherford B. Hayes Rutherford B. Hayes Rutherford Birchard Hayes was an Politics of the United States, Law of the United States, Military of the United States and the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States ....
29		William Henry Hunt William Henry Hunt William Henry Hunt is the name of:* William H. Hunt , United States Secretary of the Navy* William Henry Hunt * William Henry Hunt ...	Louisiana Louisiana The State of Louisiana is a U.S. state located in the U.S. Southern States of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans....	March 7, 1881 - April 16, 1882	James Garfield James Garfield James Abram Garfield was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States. James A. Garfield assassination, two months after being shot and six months after his inauguration, made his tenure the second shortest in United States history.... , Chester A. Arthur Chester A. Arthur Chester Alan Arthur was an Politics of the United States who served as the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States....
30		William Eaton Chandler	New Hampshire New Hampshire New Hampshire is a U.S. state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States United States of America. The state was named after the southern English Counties of England of Hampshire....	April 16, 1882 - March 4, 1885	Chester A. Arthur Chester A. Arthur Chester Alan Arthur was an Politics of the United States who served as the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States....
31		William Collins Whitney	New York New York The State of New York is a U.S. state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States and is the nation's List of U.S....	March 7, 1885 - March 4, 1889	Grover Cleveland Grover Cleveland Stephen Grover Cleveland was both the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States. Cleveland is the only President to serve two non-consecutive terms and therefore is the only individual to be counted twice in the numbering of the presidents....
32		Benjamin Franklin Tracy	New York New York The State of New York is a U.S. state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States and is the nation's List of U.S....	March 6, 1889 - March 4, 1893	Benjamin Harrison Benjamin Harrison Benjamin Harrison was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States, serving one term from 1889 to 1893. Harrison was born in North Bend, Ohio, and at age 21 moved to Indianapolis, Indiana, where he became a prominent state politician....
33		Hilary Abner Herbert	Alabama Alabama Alabama is a state located in the Southern United States of the United States of America. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west....	March 7, 1893 - March 4, 1897	Grover Cleveland Grover Cleveland Stephen Grover Cleveland was both the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States. Cleveland is the only President to serve two non-consecutive terms and therefore is the only individual to be counted twice in the numbering of the presidents....
34		John Davis Long John Davis Long John Davis Long was a United States of America political figure. He served as Governor of Massachusetts between 1880 and 1883. He later served as the Secretary of the Navy from 1897 to 1902....	Massachusetts Massachusetts The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a U.S. state located in the New England region of the Northeastern United States United States. It borders Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north....	March 6, 1897 - April 30, 1902	William McKinley William McKinley William McKinley, Jr. was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States, and the last veteran of the American Civil War to be elected.... , Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt , also known as T.R., and to the public as Teddy, was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States....
35		William Henry Moody William Henry Moody William Henry Moody was an United States politician and jurist, who held positions in all three branches of the Government of the United States....	Massachusetts Massachusetts The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a U.S. state located in the New England region of the Northeastern United States United States. It borders Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north....	May 1, 1902 - June 30, 1904	Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt , also known as T.R., and to the public as Teddy, was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States....
36		Paul Morton Paul Morton Paul Morton was a United States of America businessman. He served as the Secretary of Navy between 1904 and 1905.Born in Detroit, Michigan, he was the son of Julius Sterling Morton, who had served as Secretary of Agriculture under President of the United States Grover Cleveland....		July 1, 1904 - June 30, 1905	Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt , also known as T.R., and to the public as Teddy, was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States....
37		Charles Joseph Bonaparte Charles Joseph Bonaparte Charles Joseph Bonaparte was a member of the United States United States Cabinet, serving appointments by President Theodore Roosevelt as United States Secretary of the Navy, then as Attorney General of the United States....	Maryland Maryland Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic States of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia and the Washington, D.C. to the south and west, Pennsylvania to the north, and Delaware to the east....	July 1, 1905 - December 16, 1906	Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt , also known as T.R., and to the public as Teddy, was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States....
38		Victor Howard Metcalf	California California California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....	December 17, 1906 - November 30, 1908	Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt , also known as T.R., and to the public as Teddy, was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States....
39		Truman Handy Newberry Truman Handy Newberry Truman Handy Newberry was a United States of America businessman and political figure. He served as the United States Secretary of the Navy between 1908 and 1909....	Michigan Michigan Michigan is a Midwestern United States U.S. state of the United States of America. It was named after Lake Michigan, whose name is a French adaptation of the Anishinaabe language term mishigama, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....	December 1, 1908 - March 4, 1909	Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt , also known as T.R., and to the public as Teddy, was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States....
40		George von Lengerke Meyer George von Lengerke Meyer George von Lengerke Meyer was a Massachusetts businessman and politician who served as United States Postmaster General from 1907 to 1909 during the administration of President Theodore Roosevelt and United States Secretary of the Navy from 1909 to 1913 during the administration of President William Howard Taft....	Massachusetts Massachusetts The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a U.S. state located in the New England region of the Northeastern United States United States. It borders Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north....	March 6, 1909 - March 4, 1913	William Howard Taft William Howard Taft William Howard Taft was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States, the tenth Chief Justice of the United States, a leader of the progressive conservative wing of the History of the United States Republican Party in the early 20th century, a pioneer in international arbitration and staunch advocate of world pe...
41		Josephus Daniels Josephus Daniels Josephus Daniels was a white supremacist newspaper editor and publisher from North Carolina who was appointed by United States President Woodrow Wilson to serve as Secretary of the Navy during World War I....	North Carolina North Carolina North Carolina is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north....	March 5, 1913 - March 4, 1921	Woodrow Wilson Woodrow Wilson Thomas Woodrow Wilson was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States. A devout Presbyterianism and leading intellectual of the Progressive Era, he served as President of Princeton University of Princeton University from 1902 to 1910, and then as the Governor of New Jersey from 1911 to 1913....
42		Edwin Denby Edwin C. Denby Edwin Denby was an United States lawyer and politician who served as United States Secretary of the Navy in the administrations of Warren G. Harding and Calvin Coolidge from 1921 to 1924....	Michigan Michigan Michigan is a Midwestern United States U.S. state of the United States of America. It was named after Lake Michigan, whose name is a French adaptation of the Anishinaabe language term mishigama, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....	March 6, 1921 - March 10, 1924	Warren G. Harding Warren G. Harding Warren Gamaliel Harding was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States, serving from 1921 until his death from a heart attack or stroke, in 1923.... , Calvin Coolidge Calvin Coolidge John Calvin Coolidge, Jr. was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States . A Republican Party lawyer from Vermont, Coolidge worked his way up the ladder of Massachusetts state politics, eventually becoming governor of that state....
43		Curtis Dwight Wilbur	California California California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....	March 19, 1924 - March 4, 1929	Calvin Coolidge Calvin Coolidge John Calvin Coolidge, Jr. was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States . A Republican Party lawyer from Vermont, Coolidge worked his way up the ladder of Massachusetts state politics, eventually becoming governor of that state....
44		Charles Francis Adams III Charles Francis Adams III Charles Francis Adams III was the United States Secretary of the Navy under Herbert Hoover and well-known as a yachtsman.A scion of the Adams political family that gave the country two presidents, Charles Francis was born in Quincy, Massachusetts....	Massachusetts Massachusetts The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a U.S. state located in the New England region of the Northeastern United States United States. It borders Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north....	March 5, 1929 - March 4, 1933	Herbert Hoover Herbert Hoover Herbert Clark Hoover was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States . Besides his political career, Hoover was a professional mining engineer and author....
45		Claude Augustus Swanson	Virginia Virginia The Commonwealth of Virginia is an United States U.S. state on the East Coast of the United States of the Southern United States. The state is known as the "Old Dominion" and sometimes as "Mother of Presidents", because it is the birthplace of Lists of United States Presidents by place of birth#By state....	March 4, 1933 - July 7, 1939	Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt , often referred to by his initials FDR, was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States....
46		Charles Edison Charles Edison Charles Edison , son of Thomas Edison, was a businessman, Assistant and then United States Secretary of the Navy, and served as the List of Governors of New Jersey Governor of New Jersey of New Jersey....	New Jersey New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north by New York, on the east by the Hudson River and the Atlantic Ocean, on the southwest by Delaware, and on the west by Pennsylvania....	January 2, 1940 - June 24, 1940	Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt , often referred to by his initials FDR, was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States....
47		William Franklin Knox	Illinois Illinois The State of Illinois is a U.S. state of the United States, the 21st to be admitted to the United States. Illinois is the most populous and demographically diverse Midwestern United States state and the fifth most populous state in the nation....	July 11, 1940 - April 28, 1944	Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt , often referred to by his initials FDR, was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States....
48		James Vincent Forrestal	New York New York The State of New York is a U.S. state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States and is the nation's List of U.S....	May 19, 1944 - September 17, 1947	Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt , often referred to by his initials FDR, was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States.... , Harry S Truman

Secretaries of the Navy (Department of Defense)

No.	Picture	Name	Term of Office	Served under
1		John L. Sullivan	September 18, 1947 - May 24, 1949	Harry S. Truman Harry S. Truman Harry S. Truman was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States . As the List of Vice Presidents of the United States Vice President of the United States, he succeeded Franklin D....
2		Francis P. Matthews Francis P. Matthews Francis Patrick Matthews served as 49th United States Secretary of the Navy, during the administration of President Harry Truman. Matthews served during most of Truman's second term, from May 25, 1949 to July 31, 1951....	May 25, 1949 - July 31, 1951	Harry S. Truman Harry S. Truman Harry S. Truman was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States . As the List of Vice Presidents of the United States Vice President of the United States, he succeeded Franklin D....
3		Dan A. Kimball Dan A. Kimball Dan Able Kimball was the 50th U.S. Secretary of the Navy.Kimball was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on March 1, 1896. He was an Army Air Service aviator during the World War I and maintained an intense interest in aviation thereafter....	July 31, 1951 - January 20, 1953	Harry S. Truman Harry S. Truman Harry S. Truman was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States . As the List of Vice Presidents of the United States Vice President of the United States, he succeeded Franklin D....
4		Robert B. Anderson	February 4, 1953 - March 3, 1954	Dwight D. Eisenhower Dwight D. Eisenhower Dwight David ?Ike? Eisenhower was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States from 1953 until 1961 and a General of the Army in the United States Army....
5		Charles S. Thomas Charles Thomas (Secretary of the Navy) Charles S. Thomas was a United States of America independent agencies of the United States government. He served as Secretary of the Navy between May 3, 1954 and April 1, 1957....	May 3, 1954 - April 1, 1957	Dwight D. Eisenhower Dwight D. Eisenhower Dwight David ?Ike? Eisenhower was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States from 1953 until 1961 and a General of the Army in the United States Army....
6		Thomas S. Gates	April 1, 1957 - June 8, 1959	Dwight D. Eisenhower Dwight D. Eisenhower Dwight David ?Ike? Eisenhower was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States from 1953 until 1961 and a General of the Army in the United States Army....
7		William B. Franke William B. Franke William Birrell Franke was United States Secretary of the Navy from 1959 to 1961 under Dwight D. Eisenhower. Franke was born in Troy, New York, New York and attended Pace College....	June 8, 1959 - January 19, 1961	Dwight D. Eisenhower Dwight D. Eisenhower Dwight David ?Ike? Eisenhower was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States from 1953 until 1961 and a General of the Army in the United States Army....
8		John B. Connally, Jr	January 25, 1961 - December 20, 1961	John F. Kennedy John F. Kennedy John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy , often referred to by his initials JFK, was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States, serving from 1961 until John F....
9		Fred Korth Fred Korth Fred Korth served as Secretary of the Navy during 1962-63; he was also Assistant Secretary of the Army in 1952-53.Appointed as Navy Secretary by President John F....	January 4, 1962 - November 1, 1963	John F. Kennedy John F. Kennedy John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy , often referred to by his initials JFK, was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States, serving from 1961 until John F....
		Paul B. Fay Paul B. Fay Paul "Red" Burgess Fay, Jr. was the Acting United States Secretary of the Navy for less than a month in November 1963....  (acting)	November 2, 1963 - November 28, 1963	John F. Kennedy John F. Kennedy John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy , often referred to by his initials JFK, was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States, serving from 1961 until John F.... , Lyndon B. Johnson Lyndon B. Johnson Lyndon Baines Johnson , often referred to as LBJ, was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States and List of Vice Presidents of the United States Vice President of the United States ....
10		Paul H. Nitze	November 29, 1963 - June 30, 1967	Lyndon B. Johnson Lyndon B. Johnson Lyndon Baines Johnson , often referred to as LBJ, was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States and List of Vice Presidents of the United States Vice President of the United States ....
		Charles F. Baird (acting)	July 1, 1967 - August 31, 1967	Lyndon B. Johnson Lyndon B. Johnson Lyndon Baines Johnson , often referred to as LBJ, was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States and List of Vice Presidents of the United States Vice President of the United States ....
11		Paul R. Ignatius Paul Robert Ignatius Paul Robert Ignatius was an United States Administrator of the Government. He served as Secretary of the Navy between 1967 and 1969 and was the Assistant Secretary of Defense under the Lyndon Johnson....	September 1, 1967 - January 24, 1969	Lyndon B. Johnson Lyndon B. Johnson Lyndon Baines Johnson , often referred to as LBJ, was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States and List of Vice Presidents of the United States Vice President of the United States ....
12		John H. Chafee John Chafee John Lester Hubbard Chafee was an United States politician. He served as an officer in the United States Marine Corps, as List of Governors of Rhode Island, as the United States Secretary of the Navy, and as a United States Senate....	January 31, 1969 - May 4, 1972	Richard M. Nixon
13		John W. Warner	May 4, 1972 - April 8, 1974	Richard M. Nixon
14		J. William Middendorf, II J. William Middendorf John William Middendorf II was a Republican Party United States diplomat.Middendorf received a Bachelor of Naval Science from College of the Holy Cross in 1945 and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard College in 1947, where he was a member of the Owl Club....	April 8, 1974 - January 20, 1977	Richard M. Nixon, Gerald Ford Gerald Ford Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977, and the List of Vice Presidents of the United States Vice President of the United States serving from 1973 to 1974....
15		W. Graham Claytor, Jr.	February 14, 1977 - August 24, 1979	Jimmy Carter Jimmy Carter James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. served as the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States from 1977 to 1981 and was the recipient of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize....
16		Edward Hidalgo Edward Hidalgo Edward Hidalgo was Secretary of the Navy of the United States in the Jimmy Carter administration from October 24, 1979 to January 20, 1981....	October 24, 1979 - January 20, 1981	Jimmy Carter Jimmy Carter James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. served as the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States from 1977 to 1981 and was the recipient of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize....
17		John Lehman John Lehman John F. Lehman, Jr. is an United States investment banker and writer who served as United States Secretary of the Navy in the Reagan administration and in 2003-4 was a member of the 9/11 Commission....	February 5, 1981 - April 10, 1987	Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan Ronald Wilson Reagan was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States and the 33rd Governor of California . Born in Illinois, Reagan moved to Los Angeles, California in the 1930s, where he was an actor, president of the Screen Actors Guild , and a spokesman for General Electric ....
18		Jim Webb Jim Webb James Henry "Jim" Webb, Jr. is the senior Senator from Virginia. He is also an author and a former Secretary of the Navy under President of the United States Ronald Reagan....	May 1, 1987 - February 23, 1988	Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan Ronald Wilson Reagan was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States and the 33rd Governor of California . Born in Illinois, Reagan moved to Los Angeles, California in the 1930s, where he was an actor, president of the Screen Actors Guild , and a spokesman for General Electric ....
19		William L. Ball William L. Ball William L. Ball III is an American former government service worker and political appointee. He held senior posts in the Ronald Reagan Administration, beginning as an Assistant Secretary of State under George Shultz in 1985 ....	March 28, 1988 - May 15, 1989	Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan Ronald Wilson Reagan was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States and the 33rd Governor of California . Born in Illinois, Reagan moved to Los Angeles, California in the 1930s, where he was an actor, president of the Screen Actors Guild , and a spokesman for General Electric .... , George H.W. Bush
20		Henry L. Garrett III Henry L. Garrett III Henry Lawrence Garrett, III served as the 20th Secretary of the Navy from May 15, 1989 to June 26, 1992 in the administration of George H. W. Bush....	May 15, 1989 - June 26, 1992	George H.W. Bush
		Daniel Howard Daniel Howard (Secretary of the Navy) Daniel Howard was acting Secretary of the Navy from June 26, 1992 until July 7, 1992....  (acting)	June 26, 1992 - July 7, 1992	George H.W. Bush
21		Sean O'Keefe Sean O'Keefe Sean O'Keefe is a former NASA Administrator, leading the space agency from December 2001 to February 2005. His tenure was marked by a mix of triumph and tragedy, ranging from the tremendous success of the Mars Exploration Rovers to the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster....	October 2, 1992 - January 20, 1993	George H.W. Bush
		Admiral Frank B. Kelso II Frank B. Kelso II Frank Benton Kelso II is a former admiral of the United States Navy, who served as Chief of Naval Operations in the early 1990s.Kelso, a native of Fayetteville, Tennessee, attended public school and the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee, prior to entering the United States Naval Academy in 1952....  (acting)	January 2, 1993 - July 21, 1993	Bill Clinton Bill Clinton William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton served as the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. He was the fifteenth Democrat elected to that office....
22		John H. Dalton	July 22, 1993 - November 16, 1998	Bill Clinton Bill Clinton William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton served as the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. He was the fifteenth Democrat elected to that office....
23		Richard Danzig Richard Danzig Richard Jeffrey Danzig is an United States lawyer who served as the 71st United States Secretary of the Navy under President Bill Clinton. He is currently an advisor to President of the United States Barack Obama....	November 16, 1998 - January 20, 2001	Bill Clinton Bill Clinton William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton served as the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. He was the fifteenth Democrat elected to that office....
		Robert B. Pirie, Jr. Robert B. Pirie, Jr. Robert B. Pirie, Jr. is a retired United States Navy officer and politician. Early in 2001, Pirie served as Acting Secretary of the Navy until the nomination and confirmation of an appointee by President George W....	January 20, 2001 - May 24, 2001	George W. Bush George W. Bush George Walker Bush served as the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States from 2001 to 2009. He was the 46th List of Governors of Texas from 1995 to 2000 before being United States presidential inauguration as President on January 20, 2001....
24		Gordon R. England Gordon R. England Gordon Richard England is an United States businessman who served as the United States Deputy Secretary of Defense and two times as United States Secretary of the Navy in the administration of President of the United States George W....	May 24, 2001 - January 30, 2003	George W. Bush George W. Bush George Walker Bush served as the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States from 2001 to 2009. He was the 46th List of Governors of Texas from 1995 to 2000 before being United States presidential inauguration as President on January 20, 2001....
		Susan Livingstone Susan Livingstone Susan Morrisey Livingstone was Acting U.S. Secretary of the Navy in the George W. Bush administration from January-February 2003. She was the first and is so far the only woman to become Secretary of the Navy in U.S....  (acting)	January 30, 2003 - February 7, 2003	George W. Bush George W. Bush George Walker Bush served as the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States from 2001 to 2009. He was the 46th List of Governors of Texas from 1995 to 2000 before being United States presidential inauguration as President on January 20, 2001....
		Hansford T. Johnson Hansford T. Johnson General Hansford T. Johnson was born in 1936, in Aiken, South Carolina. He graduated from high school in 1953 and then attended Clemson College....  (acting)	February 7, 2003 - September 30, 2003	George W. Bush George W. Bush George Walker Bush served as the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States from 2001 to 2009. He was the 46th List of Governors of Texas from 1995 to 2000 before being United States presidential inauguration as President on January 20, 2001....
25		Gordon R. England Gordon R. England Gordon Richard England is an United States businessman who served as the United States Deputy Secretary of Defense and two times as United States Secretary of the Navy in the administration of President of the United States George W....	October 1, 2003 - January 3, 2006	George W. Bush George W. Bush George Walker Bush served as the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States from 2001 to 2009. He was the 46th List of Governors of Texas from 1995 to 2000 before being United States presidential inauguration as President on January 20, 2001....
26		Donald C. Winter Donald C. Winter Donald C. Winter is the current United States Secretary of the Navy. A former top executive of Northrop Grumman, he was nominated in 2005 by President George W....	January 3, 2006 - Present	George W. Bush George W. Bush George Walker Bush served as the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States from 2001 to 2009. He was the 46th List of Governors of Texas from 1995 to 2000 before being United States presidential inauguration as President on January 20, 2001.... , Barack Obama Barack Obama Barack Hussein Obama II is the List of Presidents of the United States and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office....