How many candidates were cabinet officials during 1824?

Answer 1

In the 1824 presidential election, there were four main candidates, all of whom had served as cabinet officials at some point in their careers. These candidates were John Quincy Adams, who was Secretary of State; Henry Clay, who was the Secretary of State and later the Speaker of the House; William H. Crawford, who served as Secretary of the Treasury; and Andrew Jackson, who had not held a cabinet position but was a prominent military leader. Therefore, three of the four candidates were cabinet officials during that election year.