Madison’s Cabinet
Officials who served during Madison’s second elected term, 1813–1817. Years show full tenure in each office, including service outside the term; holdovers and identified acting service are included. Elbridge Gerry died on November 23, 1814; the vice presidency remained vacant for the rest of the term. Monroe’s State and War entries include acting service; Jones performed Treasury duties during Gallatin’s absence in Europe. 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.
President: James Madison (1809–1817)
Vice President: Elbridge Gerry (1813–1814), Vacant after Gerry’s death (1814–1817)
Secretary of State: James Monroe (including acting service) (1811–1817)
Secretary of the Treasury: Albert Gallatin (1801–1814), William Jones (acting) (1813–1814), George W. Campbell (1814–1814), Alexander J. Dallas (1814–1816), William H. Crawford (1816–1825)
Secretary of War: John Armstrong Jr. (1813–1814), James Monroe (including acting service) (1814–1815), Alexander J. Dallas (acting) (1815–1815), William H. Crawford (1815–1816), George Graham (acting) (1816–1817)
Attorney General: William Pinkney (1811–1814), Richard Rush (1814–1817)
Postmaster General: Gideon Granger (1801–1814), Return J. Meigs Jr. (1814–1823)
Secretary of the Navy: William Jones (1813–1814), Benjamin Homans (acting) (1814–1815), Benjamin W. Crowninshield (1815–1818)
