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United States Secretary of War
The
Secretary of War
was a member of the
United States
President's
Cabinet
, beginning with
George Washington's administration
. A similar position, called either "Secretary at War" or "Secretary of War," had been appointed to serve the
Congress of the Confederation
under the
Articles of Confederation
between 1781 and 1789.
Benjamin Lincoln
and later
Henry Knox
held the position. When Washington was inaugurated as the first president under the
Constitution
, he appointed Knox to continue serving.
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