Wilson was governor of New Jersey when he was elected president.
The Secretary of the Army is the cabinet officer charged with the statutory duties associated with the Army. Note that the Secretary of the Army does not direct its operations in battle or defense. The Army is operated by the Department of Defense, and the President is the Comander in Chief of all armed forces. A link to the Wikipedia article on the Secretary of the Army is provided. 29 Jan 2009 -- The above answer is incorrect. The Secretary of the Army is NOT a Cabinet officer. All the Armed Forces (Army, Marine Corps, Navy and Air Force) come under the Secretary of Defense.
All of Lincoln's cabinet members: Secretary of State: William Henry Seward Secretary of the Treasury: Salmon P. Chase, William Fessenden, Hugh McCulluch Secretary of War: Simon Cameron, Edwin Stanton Secretary of Navy: Gideon Welles Secretary of the Interior: Caleb Smith, John Usher Attorney General: Edward Bates, James Speed Postmaster General: Montgomery Blair, William Dennison
Secretary of State William H. Seward, 1861 Secretary of the Treasury Salmon P. Chase, 1861 William P. Fessenden, 1864 Hugh McCulloch, 1865 Secretary of War Simon Cameron, 1861 Edwin M. Stanton, 1862 Attorney General Edward Bates, 1861 James Speed, 1864 Postmaster General Montgomery Blair, 1861 William Dennison, 1864 Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles, 1861 Secretary of the Interior Caleb B. Smith, 1861 John P. Usher, 1863 Secretary of State William H. Seward, 1861 Secretary of the Treasury Salmon P. Chase, 1861 William P. Fessenden, 1864 Hugh McCulloch, 1865 Secretary of War Simon Cameron, 1861 Edwin M. Stanton, 1862 Attorney General Edward Bates, 1861 James Speed, 1864 Postmaster General Montgomery Blair, 1861 William Dennison, 1864 Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles, 1861 Secretary of the Interior Caleb B. Smith, 1861 John P. Usher, 1863
Approximately 180,000 African Americans comprising 163 units served in the Union Army during the Civil War, and many more African Americans served in the Union Navy. Both free Africans Americans and ... The Black Civil WarSoldiers of Illinois: .
Roosevelt never served in the military, but he was the Assistant Secretary of the Navy under President Wilson.
Roosevelt served as the Assistant Secretary of the Navy from 1913 to 1920. In this role, he was responsible for managing the Navy's affairs and modernizing its fleet leading up to and during World War I.
Wilson was governor of New Jersey when he was elected president.
President William McKinley appointed Theodore Roosevelt to the post of Assistant Secretary of the Navy in 1897. The Secretary of the Navy at the time was John D. Long , who was away from Washington often, and not very active in his post, in essence giving Roosevelt control over the Navy.
He was an assistant secretary in the navy and a lawyer.
He was an assistant secretary in the navy and a lawyer.
Eisenhower and Truman were on active duty in WW I. FDR served as assistant secretary of the navy, but was not in the military. Theodore offered to raise and lead a company of volunteers, but his offer was declined by President Wilson .
No, Franklin Delano Roosevelt served as Assistant Secretary of the Navy under U.S. President Woodrow Wilson during World War I. Roosevelt later became the 32nd US President.
he was an assistant Secretary in the navy and a lawyer.
BOTH of the Presidents had served not in the Navy, but as Assistant Secretary of the Navy.Theodore Roosevelt served from 1897 to 1898 under President McKinley, and later became his Vice President.Franklin D. Roosevelt served from 1913 to 1920 (including World War I) under President Woodrow Wilson.Interestingly, both Theodore's son (Theodore Roosevelt Jr.) and his nephew (Theodore Robinson) also served as Assistant Secretary, from 1921 to 1924 and 1924 to 1929 respectively.
Benjamin Stoddert served under President John Adams as the second Secretary of the Navy.
No , Davis was never the secretary of the Union navy. Davis did serve as Secretary of War in the administration of President Franklin Pierce.