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Robert Smith
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2nd United States Secretary of the Navy
In office
July 27, 1801 – March 4, 1809
Preceded by Benjamin Stoddert
Succeeded by Paul Hamilton
5th United States Attorney General
In office
March 3, 1805 – August 6, 1805
Preceded by Levi Lincoln, Sr.
Succeeded by John Breckinridge
6th United States Secretary of State
In office
March 6, 1809 – April 1, 1811
President James Madison
Preceded by James Madison
Succeeded by James Monroe
Personal details
Born (1757-11-03)November 3, 1757
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died November 26, 1842(1842-11-26) (aged 85)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Political party Democratic-Republican
Alma mater Princeton University
Profession Politician, Lawyer
Military service
Branch/service Continental Army
Battles/wars American Revolutionary War

Robert Smith (November 3, 1757 – November 26, 1842) was the second United States Secretary of the Navy from 1801 to 1809 and the sixth United States Secretary of State from 1809 to 1811. He was the brother of Senator Samuel Smith.


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Vice President
Aaron Burr (1801–1805) • George Clinton (1805–1809)
Thomas Jefferson, third President of the United States
Secretary of State
James Madison (1801–1809)
Secretary of the Treasury
Samuel Dexter (1801) • Albert Gallatin (1801–1809)
Secretary of War
Henry Dearborn (1801–1809)
Attorney General
Levi Lincoln, Sr. (1801–1804) • Robert Smith (1805) • John Breckinridge (1805–1806) • Caesar A. Rodney (1807–1809)
Secretary of the Navy
Benjamin Stoddert (1801) • Robert Smith (1801–1809)
Cabinet of President James Madison (1809 – 1817)
Vice President
George Clinton (1809 – 1812) • Elbridge Gerry (1813 – 1814)
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Secretary of State
Robert Smith (1809 – 1811) • James Monroe (1811 – 1814) (1815 – 1817)
Secretary of the Treasury
Albert Gallatin (1809 – 1814) • George W. Campbell (1814) • Alexander J. Dallas (1814 – 1816) • William H. Crawford (1816 – 1817)
Secretary of War
William Eustis (1809 – 1813) • John Armstrong, Jr. (1813 – 1814) • James Monroe (1814 – 1815) • William H. Crawford (1815 – 1816)
Attorney General
Caesar A. Rodney (1809 – 1811) • William Pinkney (1811 – 1814) • Richard Rush (1814 – 1817)
Secretary of the Navy
Paul Hamilton (1809 – 1813) • William Jones (1813 – 1814) • Benjamin Williams Crowninshield (1814 – 1817)

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