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4th United States Secretary of the Treasury
05/14/1801 AD appointed

Gallatin's mastery of public finance made him the obvious choice as Jefferson's Secretary of the Treasury; as Jefferson put it, Gallatin was "the only man in the United States who understands, through all the labyrinths Hamilton involved it, the precise state of the Treasury." Gallatin received a recess appointment in May 1801 and was confirmed by the Senate in January 1802.

Along with Secretary of State Madison and Jefferson himself, Gallatin became one of the three key officials in the Jefferson administration.

Washington, D.C.

Lattitude: 38.9072° N
Longitude: 77.0369° W
Region: North America