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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Cabinet, President's (search)
Secretaries of War. Henry Knox Sept. 12, 1789 Timothy Pickering Jan. 2, 1795 James McHenryJan. 27, 1796 Samuel Dexter May 13, 1800 Roger Griswold Feb. 3, 1801 Henry Dearborn March 5, 1801 William Eustis March 7, 1809 John Armstrong Jan. 13, 1813 James Monroe Sept.27, 1814 William H. Crawford Aug. 1, 1815 George Graham Ad interim John C. Calhoun Oct. 8, 1817 James Barbour March 7, 1825 Peter B. Porter May 26, 1828 John H. Eaton March 9, 1829 Lewis Cass Aug. 1, 1831 Joel R. Poinsett .March 7, 1837 John Bell March 5,1841 John C. Spencer Oct. 12, 1841 James M. Porter March 8, 1843 William Wilkins Feb. 15, 1844 William L. Marcy March 6, 1845 George W. Crawford March 8, 1841 Charles M. Conrad Aug.15, 1850 Jefferson Davis March 5, 1853 John B. Floyd March 6, 1857 Joseph Holt Jan. 18, 1861 Simon Cameron March 5, 1861 Edwin M. Stanton Jan. 15, 1862 Ulysses S. Grant, ad interimAug.12, 1867 Lorenzo Thomas, ad interimFeb. 21, 1868 John M. Schofield May 28,
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Poinsett, Joel Roberts 1779-1851 (search)
Poinsett, Joel Roberts 1779-1851 Legislator; born in Charleston, S. C., March 2, 1779; educated at Timothy Dwight's school, Greenfield, Conn., at Edinburgh University, and the Woolwich Academy, England. In 1809 he was sent to the South American states by the President for the purpose of inquiring into the prospects of the Spanish colonies winning their independence. While on this mission he was notified that the Spanish authorities in Peru had seized a number of American vessels. Appealing to the republican government for assistance, he was authorized to use force in the recapture of the ships, which he successfully accomplished. He was a member of Congress in 1821-25, and in the latter year was appointed United States minister to Mexico. President Van Buren appointed him Secretary of War in 1837. He published his notes on Mexico, made in 1822, with a historical sketch of the revolution. He died in Statesburg, S. C., Dec. 12, 1851.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), South Carolina, (search)
Dec. 31, 1832 A bill to enforce the tariff, nicknamed the bloody bill and force bill, becomes a law of the United States......March 2, 1833 Henry Clay introduces a compromise tariff bill, Feb. 12, 1833; becomes a law......March 2, 1833 A State convention passes two ordinances: first, repealing the nullification act of Nov. 24, 1832; second, an ordinance to nullify the act of Congress, March 2, 1833, commonly called the enforcing bill ......March 16, 1833 Van Buren appoints Joel R. Poinsett Secretary of War......March 7, 1837 During this and the two previous years 2,265 volunteers furnished for the Florida War......1838 Death of Governor Noble; Benjamin K. Hennegan, lieutenant-governor, succeeds him in office......April 7, 1840 Hugh S. Legare, Attorney-General of United States......Sept. 13, 1841 Tyler appoints Calhoun Secretary of War......March 6, 1844 Calhoun dies at Washington......March 31, 1850 Furman University at Greenville, chartered 1850, opened