President Harry S. Truman's Cabinet

09/40 (held over from FDR): Wickard, Claude R. (Raymond) [1893-1967]
resigned 04/17/45, effective 06/30/45
06/30/45 (sworn in): Anderson, Clinton P. (Presba) [1895-1975]
nominated 05/23/45
confirmed 06/01/45
resigned 05/07/48, effective 05/10/48
06/02/48 (sworn in): Brannan, Charles F. (Franklin) [1903-1992]
nominated 05/24/48
confirmed 05/28/48
served until 01/20/53

SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE:

09/18/47 (sworn in): Symington, (William) Stuart [1901-1988]
nominated 08/21/47 (recess appointment)
confirmed 12/08/47
served until sworn in as Chairman of the National Security Resources Board 04/24/50 (appointed 03/30/50)
04/24/50 (sworn in): Finletter, Thomas K. (Knight) [1893-1980]
nominated 04/05/50
confirmed 04/13/50
served until 01/20/53

SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE:

8/21/47 (appointed): Royall, Kenneth C. (Claiborne) [1894-1971]
resigned 04/01/49, effective 04/27/49
06/20/49 (sworn in): Gray, Gordon [1909-1982]
nominated 06/07/49
confirmed 06/13/49
resigned 02/06/50, effective 04/13/50 (in order to become President of the University of North Carolina)
04/13/50 (sworn in): Pace, Frank C. Jr. [1912-1988]
nominated 03/30/50
confirmed 04/10/50
served until 01/20/53

SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF:

03/02/45 (held over from FDR): Wallace, Henry A. (Agard)[1888-1965]
asked to resign by President Truman 09/20/46, effective 09/20/46
10/07/46 (sworn in): Harriman, W. (William) Averell [1891-1986]
nominated 09/22/46 (recess appointment)
confirmed 01/27/47
resigned 04/22/48, effective 04/22/48
05/06/48 (sworn in): Sawyer, Charles [1887-1979]
nominated 04/22/48
confirmed 05/05/48
served until 01/20/53

SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF:

09/17/47 (sworn in): Forrestal, James V. (Vincent) [1892-1949]
nominated 07/26/47
confirmed 07/26/47
resigned 03/03/49, effective 03/31/49
03/28/49 (sworn in): Johnson, Louis A. (Arthur) [1891-1966]
nominated 03/03/49
confirmed 03/23/49
resigned 09/12/50, effective 09/19/50
09/21/50 (sworn in): Marshall, George C. (Catlett), Jr. [1880-1959]
nominated 09/18/50
confirmed 09/20/50
resigned 09/12/51, effective 09/12/51
09/17/51 (sworn in): Lovett, Robert A. (Abercrombie) [1895-1986]
nominated 09/12/51
confirmed 09/14/51
served until 01/20/53

SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE:

03/04/33 (held over from FDR): Ickes, Harold L. (LeClair) [1874-1952]
resigned 02/12/46, effective 02/15/46
03/15/46 (sworn in): Krug, Julius A. (Albert) [1907-1970]
nominated 02/26/46
confirmed 03/05/46
resigned 11/10/49, effective 12/01/49
12/01/49 (sworn in): Chapman, Oscar L. (Littleton) [1896-1978]
nominated 11/11/49
confirmed 01/18/50
served until 01/20/53

ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF:

09/05/41 (held over from FDR): Biddle, Francis B. (Beverley) [1886-1968]
resigned 05/21/45, effective 06/30/45
06/30/45 (sworn in): Clark, Tom C. (Campbell) [1899-1977]
nominated 05/23/45
served until sworn in as Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court 08/24/49
08/24/49 (sworn in): McGrath, J. (James) Howard [1903-1966]
nominated 07/28/49
confirmed 08/18/49
resigned 04/03/52, effective 04/07/52
05/27/52 (sworn in): McGranery, James P. (Patrick) [1895-1962]
nominated 04/03/52
confirmed 05/20/52
served until 01/20/53

SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF:

03/04/33 (held over from FDR): Perkins, Frances [1880-1965]
resigned 05/23/45, effective 06/30/45
06/30/45 (sworn in): Schwellenbach, Lewis B. (Baxter) [1894-1948]
nominated 05/23/45
confirmed 05/31/45
died in office 06/10/48
08/13/48 (sworn in): Tobin, Maurice J. (Joseph) [1901-1953]
nominated 08/07/48
confirmed 01/31/49
served until 01/20/53

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