COUNSELOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE, 1937 1

R. Walton Moore, of Virginia. Commissioned May 20, 1937; entered upon duties May 21, 1937.

ASSISTANT SECRETARIES OF STATE, 1853-1937 2

(Including Second and Third Assistant Secretaries of State)

Ambrose Dudley Mann, of Ohio. Commissioned March 23, 1853; retired May 8, 1855.

William Hunter, Jr., of Rhode Island (Chief Clerk). Ad interim May 8, 1855-October 31, 1855. John A. Thomas, of New York. Commissioned and entered upon duties November 1, 1855; retired April 3, 1857.

John Appleton, of Maine. Commissioned and entered upon duties April 4, 1857; retired June 10, 1860.

William H. Trescot, of South Carolina. Commissioned June 8, 1860; entered upon duties June 11, 1860; retired December 20, 1860.

William Hunter, Jr., of Rhode Island (Chief Clerk). Ad interim March 1-5, 1861.

Frederick W. Seward, of New York. Commissioned and entered upon duties March 6, 1861; retired March 4, 1869.

William Hunter, Jr., of Rhode Island. Commissioned Second Assistant Secretary of State and entered upon duties July 27, 1866; died July 22, 1886.

J. C. Bancroft Davis, of New York. Commissioned March 25, 1869; entered upon duties April 1, 1869; retired November 13, 1871.

Charles Hale, of Massachusetts. Commissioned and entered upon duties February 19, 1872; retired January 24, 1873.

J. C. Bancroft Davis, of New York. Commissioned January 24, 1873; entered upon duties January 25, 1873; retired June 30, 1874.

John L. Cadwalader, of New York. Commissioned June 17, 1874; entered upon duties July 1, 1874; retired March 20, 1877.

John A. Campbell, of Wyoming. Commissioned Third Assistant Secretary of State and entered upon duties February 24, 1875; retired November 30, 1877.

Frederick W. Seward, of New York. Commissioned March 16, 1877; entered upon duties March 21, 1877; retired October 31, 1879.

Charles Payson, of New York. Commissioned Third Assistant Secretary of State June 11, 1878; entered upon duties June 22, 1878; retired June 30, 1881.

John Hay, of Ohio. Commissioned and entered upon duties November 1, 1879; retired May 3, 1881. Robert R. Hitt, of Illinois. Commissioned and entered upon duties May 4, 1881; retired December

19, 1881.

Walker Blaine, of Maine. Commissioned Third Assistant Secretary of State and entered upon duties July 1, 1881; retired June 30, 1882.

J. C. Bancroft Davis, of New York. Commissioned December 19, 1881; entered upon duties December 20, 1881; retired July 7, 1882.

John Davis, of the District of Columbia.

1882; retired February 23, 1885.

Commissioned July 7, 1882; entered upon duties July 8,

Alvey A. Adee, of the District of Columbia. Commissioned Third Assistant Secretary of State and entered upon duties July 18, 1882; retired August 5, 1886; commissioned Second Assistant Secretary of State August 3, 1886; entered upon duties as Second Assistant Secretary of State August 6, 1886; commissioned Assistant Secretary of State and entered upon duties under that title July 1, 1924; died July 4, 1924.

James D. Porter, of Tennessee. Commissioned March 20, 1885; entered upon duties March 21, 1885; retired September 10, 1887.

John Bassett Moore, of Delaware. Commissioned Third Assistant Secretary of State August 3, 1886; entered upon duties August 6, 1886; retired September 30, 1891.

George L. Rives, of New York. Commissioned November 19, 1887; entered upon duties November 21, 1887; retired March 5, 1889.

1 Office created by act approved May 18, 1937 (50 Stat. 169).

The office of Second Assistant Secretary of State existed from 1866 to 1924 and that of Third Assistant Secretary of State from 1875 to 1924. The titles of both offices were changed to Assistant Secretary of State on July 1, 1924.

ASSISTANT SECRETARIES OF STATE-Continued

William F. Wharton, of Massachusetts. Commissioned April 2, 1889; entered upon duties April 11, 1889; retired March 20, 1893.

William M. Grinnell, of New York. Commissioned Third Assistant Secretary of State February 11, 1892; entered upon duties February 15, 1892; retired April 16, 1893.

Josiah Quincy, of Massachusetts. Commissioned March 20, 1893; entered upon duties March 21, 1893; retired September 22, 1893.

Edward H. Strobel, of New York. Commissioned Third Assistant Secretary of State April 13, 1893; entered upon duties April 17, 1893; retired April 16, 1894.

Edwin F. Uhl, of Michigan. Commissioned November 1, 1893; entered upon duties November 11, 1893; retired February 11, 1896.

William Woodville Rockhill, of Maryland. Commissioned Third Assistant Secretary of State April 14, 1894; entered upon duties April 17, 1894; retired February 13, 1896; commissioned Assistant Secretary of State February 11, 1896; entered upon duties as Assistant Secretary of State February 14, 1896; retired May 10, 1897.

William Woodward Baldwin, of New York. Commissioned Third Assistant Secretary of State February 24, 1896; entered upon duties February 29, 1896; retired April 1, 1897.

Thomas Wilbur Cridler, of West Virginia. Commissioned Third Assistant Secretary of State and entered upon duties April 8, 1897; retired November 15, 1901.

William R. Day, of Ohio. Commissioned May 3, 1897; entered upon duties May 11, 1897; retired April 27, 1898.

John Bassett Moore, of New York. Commissioned April 27, 1898; entered upon duties April 28, 1898; retired September 16, 1898.

David J. Hill, of New York. Commissioned and entered upon duties October 25, 1898; retired January 28, 1903.

Herbert H. D. Peirce, of Massachusetts. Commissioned Third Assistant Secretary of State November 15, 1901; entered upon duties November 16, 1901; retired June 22, 1906.

Francis B. Loomis, of Ohio. Commissioned January 7, 1903; entered upon duties February 9, 1903; retired October 10, 1905.

Robert Bacon, of New York. Commissioned September 5, 1905; entered upon duties October 11, 1905; retired January 27, 1909.

Huntington Wilson, of Illinois. Commissioned Third Assistant Secretary of State June 22, 1906; entered upon duties July 2, 1906; retired December 30, 1908.

William Phillips, of Massachusetts. Commissioned Third Assistant Secretary of State and entered upon duties January 11, 1909; retired October 13, 1909.

John Callan O'Laughlin, of the District of Columbia. Commissioned January 27, 1909; entered upon duties January 28, 1909; retired March 5, 1909.

Huntington Wilson, of Illinois. Commissioned March 5, 1909; entered upon duties March 6, 1909; retired March 19, 1913.

Chandler Hale, of Maine. Commissioned Third Assistant Secretary of State September 25, 1909; entered upon duties October 14, 1909; retired April 21, 1913.

John E. Osborne, of Wyoming. Commissioned and entered upon duties April 21, 1913; retired December 14, 1916.

Dudley Field Malone, of New York. Commissioned Third Assistant Secretary of State April 21, 1913; entered upon duties April 22, 1913; retired November 22, 1913.

William Phillips, of Massachusetts. Commissioned Third Assistant Secretary of State March 13, 1914; entered upon duties March 17, 1914; retired January 24, 1917; commissioned Assistant Secretary of State January 24, 1917; entered upon duties as Assistant Secretary of State January 25, 1917; retired March 25, 1920.

Breckinridge Long, of Missouri. Commissioned Third Assistant Secretary of State January 24, 1917; entered upon duties January 29, 1917; retired June 8, 1920.

Van Santvoord Merle-Smith, of New York. Commissioned Third Assistant Secretary of State June 21, 1920; entered upon duties June 24, 1920; retired March 4, 1921.

ASSISTANT SECRETARIES OF STATE-Continued

Fred Morris Dearing, of Missouri. Commissioned March 11, 1921; entered upon duties March 15, 1921; retired February 28, 1922.

Robert Woods Bliss, of New York. Commissioned Third Assistant Secretary of State March 15, 1921; entered upon duties March 16, 1921; retired May 3, 1923.

Leland Harrison, of Illinois. Commissioned March 31, 1922; entered upon duties April 4, 1922; retired April 1, 1927.

J. Butler Wright, of Wyoming. Commissioned Third Assistant Secretary of State January 30, 1923; entered upon duties June 11, 1923; commissioned Assistant Secretary of State and entered upon duties under that title July 1, 1924; retired April 18, 1927.

Wilbur J. Carr, of New York. Commissioned and entered upon duties July 1, 1924; recommissioned March 6, 1933; retired July 28, 1937.

John Van A. MacMurray, of New Jersey. Commissioned November 18, 1924; entered upon duties November 19, 1924; retired May 19, 1925.

Robert E. Olds, of Minnesota. Commissioned October 1, 1925; entered upon duties October 5, 1925; retired June 30, 1927.

William R. Castle, Jr., of the District of Columbia. Commissioned February 26, 1927; entered upon duties April 2, 1927;1 retired April 1, 1931.

Francis White, of Maryland. Commissioned February 26, 1927; entered upon duties April 27, 1927; retired July 2, 1933.

Nelson T. Johnson, of Oklahoma. Commissioned and entered upon duties August 15, 1927; retired December 26, 1929.

James Grafton Rogers, of Colorado. Commissioned February 27, 1931; entered upon duties March 10, 1931; retired March 6, 1933.

Harvey H. Bundy, of Massachusetts. Commissioned June 10, 1931; entered upon duties July 13, 1931; retired March 4, 1933.

Raymond Moley, of Ohio. Commissioned March 6, 1933; entered upon duties March 7, 1933; retired September 7, 1933.

Sumner Welles, of Maryland. Commissioned and entered upon duties April 6, 1933; retired April 28, 1933.

Harry F. Payer, of Ohio. Commissioned June 13, 1933; entered upon duties June 19, 1933; retired November 26, 1933.

Jefferson Caffery, of Louisiana. Commissioned July 11, 1933; entered upon duties July 12, 1933; retired December 4, 1933.

R. Walton Moore, of Virginia. Commissioned and entered upon duties September 19, 1933; retired May 20, 1937.

Francis B. Sayre, of Massachusetts. Commissioned November 17, 1933; entered upon duties November 27, 1933.

Sumner Welles, of Maryland. Commissioned and entered upon duties December 15, 1933; retired May 20, 1937.

George S. Messersmith, of Delaware. Commissioned July 9, 1937; entered upon duties July 26, 1937. Hugh R. Wilson, of Illinois. Commissioned July 9, 1937; entered upon duties August 23, 1937.

SPECIAL ASSISTANTS TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE, 1930-1937

Allen Trafford Klots, of New York. Appointed December 15, 1930; retired January 11, 1933.
William Christian Bullitt, of Pennsylvania. Appointed April 20, 1933; retired November 26, 1933.
James Clement Dunn, of New York. Appointed February 1, 1934; retired March 2, 1937.
Thomas Hewes, of Connecticut. Appointed April 2, 1934; retired September 10, 1935.
Leo Pasvolsky, of the District of Columbia. Appointed November 6, 1936.

George Fort Milton, of Tennessee. Appointed October 2, 1937,

1 Served as ambassador to Japan Dec. 11, 1929-June 30, 1930,

CLAIMS CLERKS, 1849-1855 1

(Duties later performed by the Examiner of Claims)

William Hunter, Jr., of Rhode Island.

Appointed March 16, 1849;2 retired May 16, 1852.

Abel French, of New York. Appointed April 1, 1853; retired June 18, 1855.

EXAMINERS OF CLAIMS, 1866-1891 3

(Title changed to Solicitor, March 3, 1891)

E. Peshine Smith, of New York. Commissioned July 27, 1866; retired June 30, 1869 (office abol-
ished); recommissioned June 7, 1870 (office reestablished); retired October 25, 1871.
Charles C. Beaman, of New York. Commissioned November 1, 1871; retired January 1, 1872.
Henry O'Connor, of Iowa. Commissioned February 9, 1872; retired April 15, 1885.
Francis Wharton, of Pennsylvania. Commissioned April 15, 1885; retired February 21, 1889.
Walker Blaine, of Maine. Commissioned March 13, 1889; died January 15, 1890.
Frank C. Partridge, of Vermont. Commissioned June 10, 1890; title changed to Solicitor, March
3, 1891.

SOLICITORS, 1891-1931

(Superseded by the office of Legal Adviser, July 1, 1931)

Frank C. Partridge, of Vermont. Title acquired March 3, 1891 (see footnote 1); retired January 25 1893.

Walter D. Dabney, of Virginia. Commissioned March 23, 1893; retired 1895.
Walter E. Faison, of North Carolina. Commissioned November 1, 1895; retired 1897.
William L. Penfield, of Indiana. Commissioned June 7, 1897; retired December 27, 1905.
James Brown Scott, of California. Commissioned January 23, 1906; retired July 1, 1910.
Joshua Reuben Clark, Jr., of Utah. Commissioned June 28, 1910, effective July 1, 1910; retired

March 3, 1913.

Joseph W. Folk, of Missouri.

Commissioned September 18, 1913; retired March 1, 1914.
Fred K. Nielsen, of Nebraska (Acting). Appointed March 2, 1914; retired March 26, 1914.
Cone Johnson, of Texas. Commissioned March 27, 1914; retired March 15, 1917.
Lester H. Woolsey, of New York. Commissioned June 27, 1917; retired March 31, 1920.
Fred K. Nielsen, of Nebraska. Commissioned June 21, 1920; retired August 18, 1922.

Charles Cheney Hyde, of the District of Columbia. Commissioned February 6, 1923; retired
June 30, 1925.

Green H. Hackworth, of Kentucky (Acting). Appointed July 1, 1925; retired August 9, 1925. Green H. Hackworth, of Kentucky. Commissioned August 10, 1925; retired June 30, 1931 (office abolished').

LEGAL ADVISER, 1931–1937

Green H. Hackworth, of Kentucky. Commissioned July 1, 1931.

ADVISERS ON POLITICAL RELATIONS, 1937

James Clement Dunn, of New York.
Stanley K. Hornbeck, of Colorado.

Appointed July 17, 1937.
Appointed August 16, 1937.

1 An act of Congress approved Aug. 12, 1848 (9 Stat. 284), provided for a clerk "whose duty it shall be to examine claims of the citizens of the United States against foreign governments, and the claims of the latter against the former." These duties were later performed by the Examiner of Claims.

Appointed Acting Claims Clerk Oct. 1, 1848.

The office of Examiner of Claims was established by an act approved July 25, 1866 (14 Stat. 226). It was abolished on June 30, 1869 (see 15 Stat. 96), but reestablished by an act approved May 27, 1870 (16 Stat. 378). It was placed under the Department of Justice by the act creating that Department approved June 22, 1870 (16 Stat. 162), and by an act approved March 3, 1891 (26 Stat. 945), its title was changed to Solicitor for the Department of State.

The office of Solicitor for the Department of State was abolished by an act approved Feb. 23, 1931, effective July 1, 1931 (46 Stat. 1214), and in lieu thereof there was established in the Department of State the office of Legal Adviser.

ADVISER ON INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC AFFAIRS, 1937

Herbert Feis, of New York. Appointed June 17, 1937.

CHIEF CLERKS, 1789-1937

Retired December 31, 1789.

Henry Remsen, Jr., of New York.
Roger Alden, of Connecticut. Appointed January 1, 1790; retired July 25, 1790.
Henry Remsen, Jr., of New York.
George Taylor, Jr., of New York.
Jacob Wagner, of Pennsylvania.
John Graham, of Virginia.
Daniel Brent, of Virginia.

Appointed September, 1790; retired March 31, 1792.
Appointed April 1, 1792; retired February 7, 1798.
Appointed February 8, 1798; retired March 31, 1807.
Appointed July 1, 1807; retired July 18, 1817.

Appointed September 22, 1817; retired August 22, 1833.
Asbury Dickins, of North Carolina. Appointed August 23, 1833; retired December 12, 1836.
Aaron Ogden Dayton, of New Jersey. Appointed December 13, 1836; retired June 25, 1838.
Aaron Vail, of New York. Appointed June 26, 1838; retired July 15, 1840.

J. L. Martin, of North Carolina. Appointed July 16, 1840; retired March 5, 1841.
Daniel Fletcher Webster, of Massachusetts. Appointed March 6, 1841; retired April 23, 1843.
William S. Derrick, of Pennsylvania. Appointed April 24, 1843; retired April 9, 1844.
Richard K. Crallé, of Virginia. Appointed April 10, 1844; retired March 10, 1845.
William S. Derrick, of Pennsylvania. Appointed March 11, 1845; retired August 27, 1845.
Nicholas P. Trist, of Virginia. Appointed August 28, 1845; retired April 14, 1847.
William S. Derrick, of Pennsylvania. Appointed April 15, 1847; retired January 25, 1848.
John Appleton, of Maine. Appointed January 26, 1848; retired April 25, 1848.
William S. Derrick, of Pennsylvania. Appointed April 25, 1848; died May 15, 1852.
William Hunter, Jr., of Rhode Island. Appointed May 17, 1852; retired May 7, 1855.
Robert S. Chew, of Virginia. Appointed May 8, 1855; retired October 31, 1855.
William Hunter, Jr., of Rhode
Robert S. Chew, of Virginia.
Sevellon A. Brown, of New York.
James Fenner Lee, of Maryland.

Island. Appointed November 1, 1855; retired July 26, 1866.
Appointed July 27, 1866; died August 2, 1873.

Appointed August 7, 1873; retired January 31, 1888.
Appointed February 1, 1888; retired February 10, 1890.
Sevellon A. Brown, of New York. Appointed February 11, 1890; retired February, 1893.
Robert S. Chilton, Jr., of the District of Columbia. Appointed February 15, 1893; retired April
13, 1893.

William W. Rockhill, of Maryland. Appointed April 14, 1893; retired April 14, 1894.
Edward I. Renick, of Georgia. Appointed April 17, 1894; retired May 19, 1897.
William H. Michael, of Nebraska. Appointed May 20, 1897; retired November 15, 1905.
Charles Denby, of Indiana. Appointed November 16, 1905; retired April 15, 1907.
Wilbur J. Carr, of Ohio. Appointed May 8, 1907; retired November 29, 1909.
William McNeir, of Michigan. Appointed November 30, 1909; retired April 30, 1913.
Ben G. Davis, of Nebraska. Appointed April 23, 1913; retired May 31, 1924.
Edwin C. Wilson, of Florida (Acting). Appointed June 1, 1924; retired July 9, 1924.
E. J. Ayers, of New Jersey. Appointed July 10, 1924; died April 30, 1931.

Harry A. McBride, of Michigan (Acting). Appointed May 1, 1931; retired September 7, 1931.
Percy F. Allen, of Maryland (Acting). Appointed September 8, 1931; retired December 31, 1931.
Clinton E. MacEachran, of Massachusetts. Appointed January 1, 1932; retired August 8, 1937.
Edward Yardley, of Montana. Appointed August 9, 1937.