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Thomas Jefferson was the first secretary of state under George Washington.
Robert Morris
It was Abraham Lincoln
Alexander Hamilton was one of the founding fathers. He was good with financial affairs and Hamilton became the Secretary of the Treasury under US President George Washington. At that time. the Treasury was the largest US government department.
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Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton was never Vice-President. He was the first Secretary of the Treasury under George Washington.
Thomas Jefferson was not in George Washington's 1st cabinet. Jefferson served as the United States' first Secretary of State under President Washington's successor, John Adams.
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Robert Morris was the first person appointed Secretary of the Treasury by George Washington, but Morris declined this office; thus the first Secretary of the Treasury was Alexander Hamilton, who was appointed at Morris's suggestion. Morris had held a similar position as Superintendent of Finance under the Continental Congress.
Jefferson was the first United States Secretary of State (1790-1793) serving under President George Washington.