The original cabinet consisted of four positions:
first American President (George Washington), who appointed a Cabinet of four people 1.Secretary of State, Thomas Jefferson 2.Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton 3.Secretary of War, Henry Knox 4.Attorney General, Edmund Randolph
There were only four Cabinet positions back then:
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Advisers.
Washington has four cabinet secretaries; Obama has 11 more.
George Washington and John Adams had Cabinets that had far less constituents. Also, the appointed members of the Cabinet were generally not paid for their services as much as today's Cabinet members are.
Hamilton's position in George Washington's Cabinet was the Secretary of Treasury
The Cabinet was created by George Washington, the first President of the United States. He appointed four Cabinet members to help him in fulfill his responsibilities and give him advice.
The four members of George Washington's cabinet were:Alexander Hamilton= TreasuryThomas Jefferson= Secretary of StateHenry Knox= Secretary of WarEdmund Randolph= Attorney General
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Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton
The original U.S. cabinet under George Washington was made up of four members. Their names were Thomas Jefferson, Edmund Randolph, Henry Knox, and Alexander Hamilton.
The one that started the cabinet was George Washington
is their only three members in the washingtons cabinet