President Ulysses S. Grant served two consecutives terms of office from March 4, 1869 to March 3, 1877. His cabinet fluxated between reformers who supported civil service reform and those who faced corruption charges in office. Grant himself established the first Civil Service Commission and ended the moiety system.

Secretary of State

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Elihu B. Washburne

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Washburne's tenure as Secretary of State lasted for only eleven days. Grant had appointed Washburne for his sponsorship during the American Civil War. The idea was to give Washburne clout when he was to be appointed to minister to France. Grant's appointment came sooner then planned as Washburne became ill. Washburne served in France for eight years, where he became known for diplomatic integrity and his humanitarian support of Americans, other neutrals, and Germans in France during the Franco-Prussian War. For his efforts, he received formal praise from governments in both France and Germany. Washburne served under his successor Hamilton Fish.

Hamiliton Fish

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Secretary of War

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John A. Rawlins

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William W. Belknap

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Alphonso Taft

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Department of Treasury

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George S. Boutwell

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William A. Richardson

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Benjamin H. Bristow

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Lot M. Morrill

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Cabinet

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The Grant cabinet
OfficeNameTerm
PresidentUlysses S. Grant1869–1877
Vice PresidentSchuyler Colfax1869–1873
Henry Wilson1873–1875
None1875–1877
Secretary of StateElihu B. Washburne1869
Hamilton Fish1869–1877
Secretary of the TreasuryGeorge S. Boutwell1869–1873
William A. Richardson1873–1874
Benjamin H. Bristow1874–1876
Lot M. Morrill1876–1877
Secretary of WarJohn A. Rawlins1869
William W. Belknap1869–1876
Alphonso Taft1876
J. Donald Cameron1876–1877
Attorney GeneralEbenezer R. Hoar1869–1870
Amos T. Akerman1870–1871
George H. Williams1871–1875
Edwards Pierrepont1875–1876
Alphonso Taft1876–1877
Postmaster GeneralJohn A. J. Creswell1869–1874
James W. Marshall1874
Marshall Jewell1874–1876
James N. Tyner1876–1877
Secretary of the NavyAdolph E. Borie1869
George M. Robeson1869–1877
Secretary of the InteriorJacob D. Cox1869–1870
Columbus Delano1870–1875
Zachariah Chandler1875–1877