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Biographies of the Secretaries of State: Edmund Jennings Randolph (1753 1813)

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief biography provides an overview of Edmund Randolph's rise to prominence as Secretary of State under George Washington, and discusses his influence on American diplomacy.
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Biographies of the Secretaries of State: Timothy Pickering (1745 1829)

For Students 9th - 10th
Biography of Timothy Pickering provides details of his rise to prominence, appointment to Secretary of State by George Washington and his influence on American diplomacy.
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Biographies of the Secretaries of State: John Marshall (1755 1835)

For Students 9th - 10th
Biography of Secretary of State John Marshall who was nominated by President John Adams replacing Timothy Pickering. This brief bio discusses Marshall's rise to prominence and his influence on American diplomacy.
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Biographies of the Secretaries of State: Henry Clay (1777 1852)

For Students 9th - 10th
Biography of Henry Clay who rose to prominence to become secretary of state under President John Quincy Adams influencing American diplomacy through economic expansion policy.
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Biographies of the Secretaries of State: Edward Livingston (1764 1836)

For Students 9th - 10th
Biography of Edward Livingston informs us about his life and rise to prominence as a statesman and U.S. diplomat in the age of President Andrew Jackson.
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Biographies of the Secretaries of State: Louis Mc Lane (1786 1857)

For Students 9th - 10th
Appointed by Andrew Jackson, this biography on Louis McLane provides a brief summary of his life and career as a U.S. diplomat.
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Biographies of the Secretaries of State: John Forsyth (1780 1841)

For Students 9th - 10th
Biography summarizing the life and career of John Forsyth, who held many governmental posts and served to Presidents, Van Buren and Jackson.
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Biographies of the Secretaries of State: Daniel Webster (1782 1852)

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief biogrpahy on Daniel Webster describes his life and career in law and as a politician, eventually being appointed to Secretary of State by William Henry Harrison.
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Biographies of the Secretaries of State: Abel Parker Upshur (1791 1844)

For Students 9th - 10th
Short bio on Abel Parker Upshur who was appointed interim Secretary of State by President John Tyler.
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Biographies of the Secretaries of State: John Caldwell Calhoun (1782 1850)

For Students 9th - 10th
Short bio on John Calhoun, former U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator, Secretary of War and Vice President, who served as Secretary of State for less than one year before returning to his position in the U.S. Senate.
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Biographies of the Secretaries of State: James Buchanan (1791 1868)

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical summary of the life and political career of James Buchanan, who served as secretary of state under President James Polk for 4 years before becoming president of the United States in 1856.
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Biographies of the Secretaries of State: John Middleton Clayton (1796 1856)

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief biogrpahy of John Middleton Clayton who was appointed secretary of state by President Zachary Taylor and served a little over one year, resigining upon the death of Zachary Taylor.
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Biographies of the Secretaries of State: Edward Everett (1794 1865)

For Students 9th - 10th
Biography on Edward Everett who was appointed Secretary of State by President Millard Fillmore on November 6, 1852 and served in the position for only 4 months.
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Biographies of the Secretaries of State: Walter Quintin Gresham (1832 1895)

For Students 9th - 10th
Biography on Walter Gresham who was nominated by Grover Cleveland to the office of Secretary of State where he served until his death in May, 1895.
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Biographies of the Secretaries of State: Richard Olney (1835 1917)

For Students 9th - 10th
Short bio of Richard Olney who served as Secretary of State for approximately 2 years under President Grover Cleveland and ran for the Democratic presidential nominee in 1904.
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Biographies of the Secretaries of State: John Sherman (1823 1900)

For Students 9th - 10th
Short bio of John Sherman with details of his rise to prominence and influence on U.S. diplomacy including his work on the anti-trust act that would limit monopolies.
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Biographies of the Secretaries of State: John Milton Hay (1838 1905)

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief biogrpahy of John Milton Hay describes his rise as a prominent statesman and talks about the significant inluence he had on foreign policy while serving as Secretary of State under President William Mckinnley.
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Biographies of the Secretaries of State: William Rufus Day (1849 1923)

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief bio of William Rufus Day, statesman and Secretary of State to William McKinley for only 5 months and eventually serving on the U.S. Supreme Court for 20 years.
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Biographies of the Secretaries of State: Robert Bacon (1860 1919)

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief bio outlining the life and prominent career of Robert Bacon who served as Secretary of State under President Theodore Roosevelt and later served in the military under General Pershing during World War I.
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Biographies of the Secretaries of State: William Jennings Bryan (1860 1925)

For Students 9th - 10th
William Jennings Bryan brief bio outlining his life as a lawyer and U.S. Statesman, nomitated to Secretary of State by President Woodrow Wilson.
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Biographies of the Secretaries of State: Frank Billings Kellogg (1856 1937)

For Students 9th - 10th
Biography about Frank B. Kellogg gives an overview of his life as he rose to prominence serving as Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Secretary of State under Calvin Coolidge and negotiating the Kellogg-Briand Pact for which he received...
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Biographies of the Secretaries of State: James Addison Baker Iii

For Students 9th - 10th
Short biography on James Baker, who has held many prominent roles within the U.S. Government, including Secretary of Treasury, White House Chief of Staff and Secretary of State.
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Biographies of Secretaries of State: Lawrence Sidney Eagleburger (1930 2011)

For Students 9th - 10th
Biography of U.S. diplomat, Lawrence Eagleburger, who succeeded James Baker as Secretary of State under George Bush, bringing important knowledge and experience to U.S. diplomacy.
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Biographies of the Secretaries of State: Warren Minor Christopher (1925 2011)

For Students 9th - 10th
biographic summary of Warren Christopher's life and rise to prominence as an influential U.S. diplomat.