The U.S. Secretary of State from March 1877 until March 1881 was William M. Evarts (1818-1901).
Under-Secretary of State for War was created in 1794.
Under-Secretary of State for War ended in 1801.
Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies was created in 1768.
Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies ended in 1966.
9 presidents were once cabinet secretaries.Thomas Jefferson - Secretary of State under WashingtonJames Madison - Secretary of State under JeffersonJames Monroe- Secretary of State and War under MadisonJohn Quincy Adams - Secretary of State under MonroeMartin Van Buren - Secretary of State under JacksonJames Buchanan - Secretary of State under PolkUlysses S. Grant- Secretary of War ad interum under JohnsonWilliam Howard Taft - Secretary of War under T. RooseveltHerbert Hoover - Secretary of Commerce under Harding and CoolidgeIn addition, Theodore Roosevelt and Franklin Roosevelt both served as Assistant Secretary of the Navy.
Republican Rutherford B. Hayes beat Democrat Samuel J. Tilden 185-184 in 1876 under extremely controversial circumstances.
Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations was created in 1947.
Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations ended in 1966.
Under-Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs was created in 1925.
Under-Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs ended in 1947.
There were 5:1912 Elihu Root The Secretary of State under Teddy Roosevelt 1929 Frank B Kellog The Secretary of State under Calvin Coolidge 1945 Cordell Hull The Secretary of State under Franklin D Roosevelt 1953 George C Marshall The Secretary of State under Harry S Truman 1973 Henry Kissinger The Secretary of State under Richard Nixon
Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs was created in 1790.