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Biographies of the Secretaries of State: John Quincy Adams (1767 1848)
Biographical material on John Quincy Adams who was appointed Secretary of State by President James Monroe on March 5, 1817 and became one of the most influential diplomats in U.S. history.
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Biographies of the Secretaries of State: Henry Clay (1777 1852)
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: Martin Van Buren (1782 1862)
Biography of Martin Van Buren talks about his rise to prominence serving as secretary of state under Andrew Jackson and then winning the 1836 election to become the 8th president of the U.S.
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Biographies of the Secretaries of State: William Learned Marcy (1786 1857)
Brief biography of William Learned Marcy explains his rise to prominence and influence on 19th Century American diplomacy.
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Biographies of the Secretaries of State: Lewis Cass (1782 1866)
Short biogrpahy of Lewis Cass, appointed Secretary of State by James Buchanan, explains his rise to prominence and influence on American diplomacy during the 1800s.
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Biographies of the Secretaries of State: Jeremiah Sullivan Black (1810 1883)
Brief biography of Jeremiah Sullivan Black, who rose to prominence in 1800 and served as attorney general as well as a short stint as secretary of state under James Buchanan.
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Biographies of the Secretaries of State: William Henry Seward (1801 1872)
Brief biography on William Henry Seward who was appointed Secretary of State by Abraham Lincoln on March 5, 1861, and served until March 4, 1869. Seward carefully managed international affairs during the Civil War and also negotiated the...
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Biographies of the Secretaries of State: Elihu Benjamin Washburne (1816 1887)
Brief biography of Elihu Benjamin Washburne who served as a temporary appointment to Secretary of State under Ulysses S. Grant for less than a month in 1869.
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Biographies of the Secretaries of State: Hamilton Fish (1808 1893)
Short bio of Hamilton Fish, a prominent statesmen who served as Secretary of State under Ulysses S. Grant.
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Biographies of the Secretaries of State: William Maxwell Evarts (1818 1901)
Brief biography of the life and career of statesman, William Maxwell Evarts, who was appointed Secretary of State by Rutherford B. Hayes, and served in that position for 4 years.
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Biographies of the Secretaries of State: James Gillespie Blaine (1830 1893)
Bio of James G. Blaine who served two terms as Secretary of State. He was first appointed by U.S. President James A. Garfield, and was again appointed by U.S. President Benjamin Harrison, serving from March 5, 1889, until his resignation...
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Biographies of the Secretaries of State: Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen
Biographical material on Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen who was appointed Secretary of State by President Chester A. Arthur and served from December 19, 1881, to March 5, 1885.
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Biographies of the Secretaries of State: Thomas Francis Bayard (1828 1898)
Biography of Thomas Bayard appointed to Secretary of State by Grover Cleveland, gives an overview of Bayard's rise to prominence and explains how he influenced American diplomacy.
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Biographies of the Secretaries of State: John Watson Foster (1836 1917)
Biography of John Foster, a statesman who rose through the ranks to become a Colonel in the Union Army and later appointed Secretary of State by Benjamin Harrison in 1892.
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Biographies of the Secretaries of State: Walter Quintin Gresham (1832 1895)
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)
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)
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: Robert Bacon (1860 1919)
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: Philander Chase Knox (1853 1921)
Biography of Philander Knox, a U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania appointed to Secretary of State under William McKinley, continued the Open Door Policy of his predecessor and strengthened control on U.S. interests overseas.
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Biographies of the Secretaries of State: William Jennings Bryan (1860 1925)
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: Robert Lansing (1864 1928)
Biography of Robert Lansing who was appointed Secretary of State by Woodrow Wilson. Important achievements included his oversight of U.S. foreign policy during the First World War and his negotiation of a major agreement between the...
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Biographies of the Secretaries of State: Bainbridge Colby (1869 1950)
Brief biography of Bainbridge Colby who was appointed Secretary of State by Woodrow Wilson serving until the end of Wilson's administration.
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Biographies of the Secretaries of State: Charles Evans Hughes (1862 1948)
Biography of Charles Hughes provides a brief description of his life, rise to prominence and influence on American diplomacy.
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Biographies of the Secretaries of State: Frank Billings Kellogg (1856 1937)
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...