Sold – President Van Buren Appoints Thomas Jefferson’s 2nd Cousin to Serve as Temporary Secretary of the Treasury
Mary Randolph was Thomas Jefferson’s first cousin. She married David Randolph, who gained political appointment on the recommendation of Thomas Jefferson.
David and Mary had four children who reached adulthood, and perhaps the most accomplished of them was William Beverly Randolph. He would spend his career in several administrations from that...
Mary Randolph was Thomas Jefferson’s first cousin. She married David Randolph, who gained political appointment on the recommendation of Thomas Jefferson.
David and Mary had four children who reached adulthood, and perhaps the most accomplished of them was William Beverly Randolph. He would spend his career in several administrations from that of Martin Van Buren to Abraham Lincoln, would be the Marshal in Chief on the laying of the cornerstone of the Smithsonian Institution, and rose to the position of Chief Clerk of the Treasury Department.
Before technology allowed for frequent and rapid communication, when a Cabinet secretary was out of touch, a replacement had to serve in his place. This required a Presidential authorization and appointment.
Document signed as President, Washington, January 1, 1838, appointing Randolph to act in place of Treasury Secretary Levi Woodbury. “I hereby appoint William B. Randolph to discharge the duties of Treasurer of the United States [whenever that officer is absent from the seat of government or] whenever that officer is prevented by indisposition from attending to his duties. M. Van Buren”
A rare executive-level presidential appointment from Van Buren.
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