William H. Crawford

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William Harris Crawford

9th United States Secretary of War
In office August 1, 1815 – October 22, 1816
President	James Madison
Preceded by	James Monroe
Succeeded by	John C. Calhoun
7th United States Secretary of the Treasury
In office October 22, 1816 – March 6, 1825
President	James Madison (1816-1817) James Monroe (1817-1825)
Preceded by	Alexander J. Dallas
Succeeded by	Richard Rush
Personal details
Born	February 24, 1772(1772-02-24) Amherst County, Virginia, U.S.
Died	September 15, 1834 (aged 62) Crawford, Georgia, U.S.
Political party	Democratic-Republican
Profession	Lawyer, Politician, Judge, Farmer, Teacher

William Harris Crawford (February 24, 1772–September 15, 1834) was an important American politician, as well as a judge, during the early 19th century. He served as United States Secretary of War from 1815 to 1816 and United States Secretary of the Treasury from 1816 to 1825, and was a candidate for President of the United States in 1824.

Legacy [change]

In 1875, Crawford appeared on the 50 cent bill.

v t e United States Secretaries of War and Secretaries of the Army

Cabinet-level	Knox • Pickering • McHenry • Dexter • Dearborn • Eustis • Armstrong • Monroe • W. H. Crawford • Calhoun • Barbour • P. B. Porter • Eaton • Cass • Poinsett • Bell • Spencer • J. M. Porter • Wilkins • Marcy • G. W. Crawford • Conrad • J. Davis • Floyd • Holt • S. Cameron • Stanton • Schofield • Rawlins • Belknap • A. Taft • J. Cameron • McCrary • Ramsey • Lincoln • Endicott • Proctor • Elkins • Lamont • Alger • Root • W. H. Taft • Wright • Dickinson • Stimson • Garrison • Baker • Weeks • D. F. Davis • Good • Hurley • Dern • Woodring • Stimson • Patterson • Royall

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v t e United States Secretaries of the Treasury

Hamilton • Wolcott • Dexter • Gallatin • Campbell • Dallas • Crawford • Rush • Ingham • McLane • Duane • Taney • Woodbury • Ewing • Forward • Spencer • Bibb • Walker • Meredith • Corwin • Guthrie • Cobb • Thomas • Dix • Chase • Fessenden • McCulloch • Boutwell • Richardson • Bristow • Morrill • Sherman • Windom • Folger • Gresham • McCulloch • Manning • Fairchild • Windom • Foster • Carlisle • Gage • Shaw • Cortelyou • MacVeagh • McAdoo • Glass • Houston • Mellon • Mills • Woodin • Morgenthau • Vinson • Snyder • Humphrey • Anderson • Dillon • Fowler • Barr • Kennedy • Connally • Shultz • Simon • Blumenthal • Miller • Regan • Baker • Brady • Bentsen • Rubin • Summers • O'Neill • Snow • Paulson • Geithner

v t e Presidents pro tempore of the United States Senate

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v t e Cabinet of President James Madison (1809 – 1817)

Vice President	George Clinton (1809 – 1812) • Elbridge Gerry (1813 – 1814)

Secretary of State	Robert Smith (1809 – 1811) • James Monroe (1811 – 1814) (1815 – 1817)

Secretary of the Treasury	Albert Gallatin (1809 – 1814) • George W. Campbell (1814) • Alexander J. Dallas (1814 – 1816) • William H. Crawford (1816 – 1817)

Secretary of War	William Eustis (1809 – 1813) • John Armstrong, Jr. (1813 – 1814) • James Monroe (1814 – 1815) • William H. Crawford (1815 – 1816)

Attorney General	Caesar A. Rodney (1809 – 1811) • William Pinkney (1811 – 1814) • Richard Rush (1814 – 1817)

Secretary of the Navy	Paul Hamilton (1809 – 1813) • William Jones (1813 – 1814) • Benjamin Williams Crowninshield (1814 – 1817)

v t e Cabinet of President James Monroe (1817 – 1825)

Vice President	Daniel D. Tompkins (1817 – 1825)

Secretary of State	John Quincy Adams (1817 – 1825)

Secretary of the Treasury	William H. Crawford (1817 – 1825)

Secretary of War	John C. Calhoun (1817 – 1825)

Attorney General	Richard Rush (1817) • William Wirt (1817 – 1825)

Secretary of the Navy	Benjamin Williams Crowninshield (1817 – 1818) • Smith Thompson (1819 – 1823) • Samuel L. Southard (1823 – 1825)

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