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Who were the members of George Washington's cabinet and what positions did they hold?
Washington's first cabinet was
- Secretary of State (Thomas Jefferson),
- Secretary of Treasury (Alexander Hamilton),
- Secretary of War (Henry Knox),
- Attorney General (Edmund Jennings Randolph)
- Post Master General (Samuel Osgood) - Not a cabinet level position at this time.
Second term cabinet
- Secretary of State (Edmund Jennings Randolph, Thomas Pickering (1795)
- Secretary of Treasury (Alexander Hamilton),
- Secretary of War (Thomas Pickering, James McHenry (1796)
- Attorney General (William Bradford, Charles Lee ( 1795))
- Post Master General (Timothy Pickering)
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How many positions are in the presidents cabinet?
When George Washington was President, there were four cabinet positions. As of 2002 there are fifteen:Secretary of StateSecretary of the TreasurySecretary of DefenseAttorney GeneralSecretary of the InteriorSecretary of AgricultureSecretary of CommerceSecretary of LaborSecretary of Health and Human ServicesSecretary of Housing and Urban DevelopmentSecretary of TransportationSecretary of EnergySecretary of EducationSecretary of Veterans AffairsSecretary of Homeland Security
What were the salaries of George Washington's cabinet members?
3,500 per year
The members of George Washington's cabinet were among his most important what?
Advisers.
Who were members of George Washingtons Cabinet back in the lat 1700's?
sec. of state- Thomas Jefferson, sec. of treasury- Alexander Hamilton, sec. of war- Henry Knox, 1st chief justice-john jay, attorney general-Edmund Randolph
What were George Washington responsibility as a president?
One of the responsibilities of George Washington as a President was to oversee the formation of a strong functional government. He did so with the help of a cabinet system that still exists today.
