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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.
Alexander Hamilton was the first choice as George Washington's Secretary of the Treasury. Hamilton set up the tax and banking system of the new United States.
The first secretary of war appointed by George Washington was Henry Knox.
The front shows a portrait of Alexander Hamilton, the first Secretary of the Treasury. The back shows a picture of the US Treasury building in Washington.
In the US, the first secretary of state was Thomas Jefferson. He was appointed to that position by President George Washington.