Jefferson’s Cabinet
Officials who served during Jefferson’s elected term, 1805–1809. Years show full tenure in each office, including service outside the term; holdovers and identified acting service are included. The Postmaster General is listed as a senior administration office; it did not formally join the Cabinet until Jackson’s presidency. Interior was not established until 1849; Agriculture did not become a Cabinet department until 1889; Commerce and Labor had not yet been established. Robert Smith was commissioned Attorney General in March 1805 but did not serve, and is listed only as Navy Secretary.
President: Thomas Jefferson (1801–1809)
Vice President: George Clinton (1805–1812)
Secretary of State: James Madison (1801–1809)
Secretary of the Treasury: Albert Gallatin (1801–1814)
Secretary of War: Henry Dearborn (1801–1809), John Smith (acting) (1809–1809)
Attorney General: John Breckinridge (1805–1806), Caesar A. Rodney (1807–1811)
Postmaster General: Gideon Granger (1801–1814)
Secretary of the Navy: Robert Smith (1801–1809)
