Alexander Hamilton
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.
He was never secretary of state. He was the secretary of treasury under Washington.
To deal with government's financial issues
He had three : Thomas Jefferson 1790-1793 , Edmund Randolph 1794-1795 and Timothy Pickering 1795-1797 .
George Washington's original Cabinet had four members :Secretary of War Henry Knox (took office March 8, 1785)Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton (took office September 11, 1789)Attorney General Edmund Randolph (took office September 26, 1789)Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson (took office March 1, 1790)Randolph succeeded Jefferson as Secretary of State in 1794 and was replaced as Attorney General by William Bradford (Jr.).
The Secretary of Treasury
Samuel Dexter was appointed Secretary of the Treasury on January 1 1801. He left office on May 13, and Albert Gallatin became the Secretary of the Treasury until February 8, 1814.
George Washington's original Cabinet had four members :Secretary of War Henry Knox (took office March 8, 1785)Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton (took office September 11, 1789)Attorney General Edmund Randolph (took office September 26, 1789)Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson (took office March 1, 1790)Randolph succeeded Jefferson as Secretary of State in 1794 and was replaced as Attorney General by William Bradford (Jr.).
Hamilton worked in the war with George Washington as Washington's aide. He also became Secretary of the Treasury. In the early years of his life, he worked as a bookkeeper and a secretary in a merchants office in Nevis, a Caribbean island. When he moved to the united states in 1773 he went to college. He there trained men, called the Corsicans, drills in preparation for the war, as well as his early classes.
President Obama appointed Jacob Lew to his current office of Secretary of the Treasury.
Daniel Manning has written: 'Letters of the secretary of the treasury and the president of the United States concerning the resignation by Hon. Daniel Manning of the office of secretary of the treasury'
James Madison was Thomas Jefferson's only Secretary of State. Jefferson's two Treasury Secretaries were Samuel Dexter and Albert Gallatin, who took office May 14, 1801.