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His first Secretary of State was Robert Smith,lawyer from Maryland. Madison appointed him as a favor to two senators and never had much confidence in him. After 2 years, he replaced him with James Monroe who served the next 6 years.

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Secretary of War
William Eustis (1809 - 1812) • John Armstrong (1813 - 1814) • James Monroe (1814 - 1815) • Alexander J. Dallas (1815 - 1815) • William H. Crawford (1815 - 1816) • George Graham (1816 - 1817)

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U.S. Secretaries of War Appointed by George Washington:

  • Henry Knox : Sep 1789 - Dec 1794
  • Timothy Pickering : Jan 1795 - Dec 1795
  • James McHenry : Jan 1796 - Jun 1800
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Robert Smith served as Secretary of State from 1809 to 1811, when he was fired and replaced by

James Monroe , the next president, who served the next 6 years.

Madison had four Secretaries of War who were

  1. William Eustis (served 1809-1812)
  2. John Armstrong (served 1813-1814)
  3. James Monroe (served 1814-1815 while he was also Secretary of State
  4. William H. Crawford (served 1815-1816)
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Doug La Follette, Secretary of State

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There were 3 Secretaries of War serving at separate time periods during Washington's term as President. They were Henry Knox, Timothy Picking and James McHenry.

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james monroe

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