195. The First Cabinet
Washington appointed Thomas Jef - ferson Secretary of State . Since writ - ing the Great Declaration , Jefferson had been governor of Virginia and American minister at Paris . The Sec - retary of the Treasury was Alexan - der Hamilton . Born in the British West Indies , he had come to New York to attend King ＇ s Colege , now Columbia University . For Secretary of War , Washington selected Henry Knox . He had been Chief of Artilery during the Revolution . Since then he had ben head of the War Depart - ment . Edward Randolph became At - torney General . He had introduced the Virginia plan of union into the Federal Convention . But he had not signed the Constitution in its final form . These four officers formed the Cabinet . There was also a Postmas - ter General . But his office was of slight importance at the time .
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