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What were the names of the men President Lincoln appointed as Secretary of State and Secretary of the Treasury?
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William H. Seward was U.S. Secretary of State from March 1861 until March 1869, serving throughout the presidencies of both Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson.
For U.S. Treasury Secretary, Pres. Lincoln appointed Salmon P. Chase in March 1861, William P. Fessenden in July 1864, and Hugh McCulloch in March 1865.
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In 1891 President Lincoln appointed as secretary of state and Secretary of the treasury two men who had earlier been his political opponents Name both them?
First off, the year was 1861. Second, the Secretary of State was William Seward, and the Secretary of the Treasury was Salmon Portland Chase. Source is here. http://www.angelfire.com/my/abrahamlincoln/Cabinets.html
Many of the earlier appointed Union generals were what?
At the beginning of the US Civil War, President Lincoln appointed generals for political reasons, not based on military experience.
Why did US President Lincoln replace Secretary of War Simon Cameron with Edwin Stanton?
In January of 1862, US President Lincoln replaced his Secretary of War, Simon Cameron with Edwin Stanton. Historians cite that under Cameron, the Department became corrupted by politics and Lincoln chose to fire Cameron and replaced him with Stanton.
Who has had their picture on US Paper money that was not a President?
Alexander Hamilton ($10) and Ben Franklin ($100) are on current US notes. Salmon P. Chase is on the obsolete $10000 bill. Alexander Hamilton was Secretary of the Treasury under Washington and was important in setting up the US monetary system. Benjamin Franklin was a diplomat during the Revolution and a founding father. Salmon P. Chase was, A Senator , Secretary of the Treasury under Lincoln and later a Supreme Court Justice.
Why did President Lincoln appointed General Grant the head of all the Union armies because of?
Grant's successful campaigns in the West convinced Lincoln that Lee would not intimidate him.
In 1861 President Lincoln appointed as Secretary of State and Secretary of Treasury two men who had earlier been his political opponents who were they?
William H. Seward as Secretary of State and Salmon P. Chase as his Secretary of the Treasury.
Was Lincoln's Secretary of Treasury Simon Chase?
No, Salmon Portland Chase was U.S. Treasury Secretary under President Abraham Lincoln.
In 1891 President Lincoln appointed as secretary of state and Secretary of the treasury two men who had earlier been his political opponents Name both them?
First off, the year was 1861. Second, the Secretary of State was William Seward, and the Secretary of the Treasury was Salmon Portland Chase. Source is here. http://www.angelfire.com/my/abrahamlincoln/Cabinets.html
Ambitious secretary of the treasury who wanted to replace Lincoln as president in 1864?
Salmon P. Chase
Why did President Lincoln remove Secretary of War Simon Cameron?
Simon Cameron was President Lincoln's first secretary of war. Lincoln became upset with Cameron when in early 1862, he distributed a report that urged the government to arm former slaves. Lincoln sent him to Russia as the US ambassador. Lincoln then appointed Edwin Stanton as the new secretary of of war.
Did Salmon Portland Chase ever run for President?
Chase ran for the Republican nomination in both 1860 and 1864. Both times he was defeated by Abraham Lincoln, whom he served under as Secretary of the Treasury from 1861-1864, and who appointed him Chief Justice in 1864.
Who is on 10000 dollar bill?
Salmon P. Chase, who was Secretary of the Treasury under President Lincoln, and later served as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
Who were President Lincoln's secretary of state and secretary of treasury?
The Secretary of State was William Seward, and the Secretary of the Treasury was Salmon Portland Chase. Both were Republicans and among all of Lincoln's cabinet, Chase was the most radical. As an aside, many Republicans had complained that Seward was more qualified to carry the Republican banner in the 1856 presidential elections. Fremont had received the nod.
Ambitious secretary of the treasury who wanted to replace Lincoln?
Salmon P. Chase
Lincoln's secretary of the treasury who hungered for the presidency in 1864?
Salmon P. Chase was Lincoln's secretary of the treasury who had aspirations of becoming president in 1864. Chase was a prominent figure in the Republican Party and had previously served as a U.S. Senator and Governor of Ohio. Despite his ambitions, Chase was ultimately unsuccessful in his bid for the presidency in 1864, as Lincoln secured the Republican nomination and was reelected.
Who was president Lincoln's secretary?
Kennedy
Was Kennedy the secretaty for Abraham Lincoln?
No.John Nicolay was President Lincoln's Private Secretary; John Hay was President Lincoln's Assistant Private Secretary.Evelyn Lincoln was the name of President John F. Kennedy's Private Secretary.
