Categories: 1804 births | 1878 deaths | Members of the Confederate House of Representatives | Members of the United States House of Representatives from Louisiana | United States Secretaries of War | United States Senators from Louisiana | People of Louisiana in the American Civil War | Louisiana politician stubs Alexander Mouton (November 19, 1804 - February 12, 1885) was a United States Senator and Governor of Louisiana. ... Louisiana was admitted to the Union on April 30, 1812. ... Alexander Barrow Alexander Barrow (March 27, 1801-December 29, 1846) was a United States Senator from Louisiana from 1841 until his death. ... Henry Johnson (1783-1864) was the Governor of Louisiana, and served the state as a United States Representative and as a United States Senator. ... Bannon Goforth Thibodeaux (December 22, 1812 – March 5, 1866) was a member of the U. S. House of Representatives representing the state of Louisiana. ... Rodney Alexander - Website - Louisiana 5th Richard Baker - Website - Louisiana 6th Charles W. Boustany Jr. ... The 2nd Louisiana Congressional District contains nearly all of the city of New Orleans (a small portion being located in the neighboring 1st District), and some of its suburbs, including the West Bank portion of Jefferson Parish and South Kenner. ... Henry Adams Bullard (September 9, 1788 – April 17, 1851) was a member of the U. S. House of Representatives representing the state of Louisiana. ... George Walker Crawford (1798 - 1872) was an American political figure. ... The Secretary of War was a member of the Presidents Cabinet, beginning with George Washingtons administration. ... 1850 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1853 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Jefferson Davis (June 3, 1808–December 6, 1889) was an American statesman and advocate for American slavery and for States Rights. ... The Provisional Confederate Congress was the body which drafted the Confederate Constitution, elected Jefferson Davis President of the Confederacy, and designed the first Confederate flag. ... 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ... The Secretary of War was a member of the Presidents Cabinet, beginning with George Washingtons administration. ... Image File history File links Usdowseal. ... Henry Knox (July 25, 1750 – October 25, 1806) was an American bookseller from Boston who became the chief artillery officer of the Continental Army and later the nations first United States Secretary of War. ... Portrait of U.S. Secretary of State Timothy Pickering Timothy Pickering (July 17, 1745 – January 29, 1829) was the third United States Secretary of State, serving in that office from 1795 to 1800 under Presidents George Washington and John Adams. ... James McHenry James McHenry (November 16, 1753 – May 3, 1816) was an early American statesman. ... Samuel Dexter (May 14, 1761–May 4, 1816) was an early American statesman who served both in Congress and in the Presidential Cabinet. ... Henry Dearborn Henry Dearborn (February 23, 1751 – June 6, 1829) was an American physician, statesman and veteran of both the American Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. ... William Eustis (June 10, 1753–February 6, 1825) was an early American statesman. ... John Armstrong, Jr. ... James Monroe (April 28, 1758-July 4, 1831) was the fifth President of the United States (1817-1825). ... Portrait of U.S. politician William H. Crawford William Harris Crawford (February 24, 1772 – September 15, 1834) was an important American politician during the early 19th century. ... John Caldwell Calhoun (March 18, 1782 – March 31, 1850) was a prominent United States Southern politician and political philosopher from South Carolina during the first half of the 19th century. ... James Barbour (June 10, 1775-June 7, 1842) was an American lawyer, a member and speaker of the Virginia house of delegates, the 19th Governor of Virginia, and United States Secretary of War from 1825-1828. ... Peter Buell Porter (August 14, 1773 - March 20, 1844) was a U.S. political figure and soldier. ... John Henry Eaton (June 18, 1790–November 17, 1856) was an American politician from Tennessee. ... Campaign poster for 12th United States Presidential campaign, 1848. ... Joel Roberts Poinsett (1779-1851) Official Department of Defense portrait, artist unknown. ... John Bell (also known as The Great Apostate) (February 15, 1797–September 10, 1869) was a U.S. politician, attorney, and plantation owner. ... John Canfield Spencer (January 8, 1788–May 18, 1855) was an American politician who was Secretary of War from 1841 to 1843 and Secretary of the Treasury from 1843 to 1844 under President John Tyler. ... James Madison Porter (1793–1862) was a U.S. Presidential Cabinet officer. ... William Wilkins (December 20, 1779–June 23, 1865) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ... William Learned Marcy ( December 12, 1786– July 4, 1857) was an American statesman. ... George W. Crawford (December 22, 1798–July 27, 1872) was an American political figure from Georgia. ... Jefferson Davis (June 3, 1808–December 6, 1889) was an American statesman and advocate for American slavery and for States Rights. ... John Buchanan Floyd (June 1, 1807–August 26, 1863), American politician, was born at Blacksburg, Virginia. ... Joseph Holt (January 6, 1807–August 1, 1894) was U.S. Secretary of War and a U.S. Postmaster General under James Buchanan. ... Simon Cameron Simon Cameron (March 8, 1799 – June 26, 1889) was United States Secretary of War for Abraham Lincoln from 1861 to 1862. ... Edwin McMasters Stanton (December 19, 1814 – December 24, 1869), was an American lawyer, politician, United States Attorney General in 1860-61 and Secretary of War through most of the American Civil War and Reconstruction era. ... Portrait of John Schofield during the Civil War John McAllister Schofield (September 29, 1831 – March 4, 1906) was an American soldier who held major commands during the Civil War. ... Maj. ... William Tecumseh Sherman (February 8, 1820 – February 14, 1891) was an American soldier, businessman, educator, and author. ... William Worth Belknap (September 22, 1829 – October 13, 1890) was a United States Army general, government administrator, and United States Secretary of War. ... Alphonso Taft (November 5, 1810 – May 21, 1891) was the Attorney General and Secretary of War under President Ulysses S. Grant and the founder of an American political dynasty. ... James Donald Cameron (May 14, 1833–August 30, 1918) was an American politician. ... George Washington McCrary (August 29, 1835 - June 23, 1890) was a Congressman from Iowa and a United States Secretary of War. ... Alexander Ramsey (September 8, 1815 – April 22, 1903) was an American politician. ... Robert Todd Lincoln Robert Todd Lincoln (August 1, 1843 – July 26, 1926) was the first son of Abraham Lincoln and Mary Ann Todd. ... William Crowninshield Endicott (November 19, 1826 - May 6, 1900) was an American politician. ... Redfield Proctor (June 1, 1831–March 4, 1908) was an American politician in the Republican Party. ... Stephen Benton Elkins (September 26, 1841 - January 4, 1911) was an American industrialist and political figure. ... Daniel Scott Lamont (1851-1905) was the United States Secretary of War during Grover Clevelands second term. ... {{Infobox US Cabinet official | name=Russell Alexander Alger | image=Russell Alexander Alger2. ... Elihu Root Elihu Root (February 15, 1845 – February 7, 1937) was an American lawyer and statesman, the son of Oren Root and Nancy Whitney Buttrick. ... William Howard Taft (September 15, 1857 – March 8, 1930) was an American politician, the 27th President of the United States, the 10th Chief Justice of the United States, a leader of the progressive conservative wing of the Republican Party in the early twentieth century, a chaired professor at Yale Law... Luke Edward Wright (1846 - 1922) was a U.S. political figure. ... Jacob McGavock Dickinson, born 30 January 1851 in Columbus, Mississippi, died 13 December 1928, was United States Secretary of War under President William Howard Taft from 1909 to 1911. ... Henry L. Stimson Henry Lewis Stimson (September 21, 1867 – October 20, 1950) was an American statesman, who served as Secretary of War, Governor-General of the Philippines, and Secretary of State at various times. ... Lindley Miller Garrison (1864-1932) was a New Jersey lawyer who served as Secretary of War under U.S. President Woodrow Wilson between 1913 and 1916. ... Newton Diehl Baker (December 3, 1871 - December 25, 1937) was an American politician in the Democratic Party, and a notable figure in the Progressive movement. ... John Wingate Weeks (April 11, 1860–July 12, 1926) was an American politician in the Republican Party. ... Cover of Time Magazine (December 15, 1924) Dwight Filley Davis (July 5, 1879 - November 28, 1945) was an American tennis player and politician. ... James Good James William Good (September 24, 1866 November 18, 1929) was an American politician from the state of Iowa. ... Patrick J. Hurley (January 8, 1883, Indian Territory — July 30, 1963, Santa Fe, NM) was an American soldier, statesman, and diplomat. ... George Henry Dern (born 1872) was an American politician, and the 54th War Secretary. ... Harry Hines Woodring (May 31, 1890 - September 9, 1967) was a U.S. political figure. ... Henry L. Stimson Henry Lewis Stimson (September 21, 1867 – October 20, 1950) was an American statesman, who served as Secretary of War, Governor-General of the Philippines, and Secretary of State at various times. ... Robert Porter Patterson was the United States Secretary of War under United States President Harry S. Truman from the 27th of September 1945 to the 18th of July, 1947. ... Kenneth Claiborne Royall (July 24, 1894–May 25, 1971) was a U.S. general. ...