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897:Secretaries
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505:L. Woodbury
448:Secretaries
384:Abel Upshur
115:Preceded by
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1573:Categories
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990:Middendorf
783:Middendorf
595:R Thompson
490:S Thompson
395:1843–1844
329:References
285:to follow
279:John Tyler
264:Berkshires
225:Democratic
176:1791-04-02
65:John Tyler
1440:John Bell
1343:President
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645:Bonaparte
510:Dickerson
207:Leicester
183:Leicester
152:In office
109:1829–1837
105:In office
61:President
52:In office
1276:Material
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1147:Winthrop
1137:Newberry
1090:Pre–1954
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475:Hamilton
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312:See also
306:(DD-278)
272:New York
1339:Cabinet
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1207:Andrews
1187:Compton
1172:Jahncke
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1127:Hackett
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728:Kimball
685:Swanson
665:Daniels
650:Metcalf
625:Herbert
615:Whitney
590:Robeson
565:Kennedy
555:Preston
530:Henshaw
304:Henshaw
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1222:Fogler
1217:Askins
1202:Kenney
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1035:Hultin
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1025:Howard
1010:Murray
995:Potter
980:Warner
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940:Thomas
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838:Winter
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640:Morton
580:Welles
575:Toucey
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535:Gilmer
525:Upshur
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268:Albany
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1107:Soley
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1065:Modly
1040:Pirie
975:Baird
955:Bantz
895:Under
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763:Nitze
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680:Adams
670:Denby
660:Meyer
635:Moody
620:Tracy
585:Borie
550:Mason
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470:Smith
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197:Died
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