United States Secretary of War
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united-states-secretary-of-war-165-1299925
title:
United States Secretary of War
text:
The secretary of war was a member of the U.S. president's Cabinet, beginning with George Washington's administration. A similar position, called either "Secretary at War" or "Secretary of War", had been appointed to serve the Congress of the Confederation under the Articles of Confederation between 1781 and 1789. Benjamin Lincoln and later Henry Knox held the position. When Washington was inaugurated as the first President under the Constitution, he appointed Knox to continue serving as Secretar
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description:
Position in the United States Cabinet from 1789 to 1947
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_War
date created:
2002-03-12T07:29:23Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T06:32:24Z
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