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Treasurer of the United States
Jovita Carranza official photo (cropped).jpg
Incumbent
Jovita Carranza

since April 28, 2017
Appointer The President
Formation September 6, 1777

The Treasurer of the United States is an official in the United States Department of the Treasury who was originally charged with the receipt and custody of government funds, though many of these functions have been taken over by different bureaus of the Department. Today, they are in charge of the country's currency creation.

Requirement for Senate confirmation for the appointment was dropped as of August 10, 2012.

List of Treasurers

No. Name Term of Office President(s) served under
1 Michael Hillegas (Engraved Portrait).jpg
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Michael Hillegas
July 29, 1775 –
September 11, 1789 (14 years, 44 days)
George Washington
(also served under Confederation Congress)
Hillegas served jointly with George Clymer until August 6, 1776.
The title of the office was "Treasurer of the United Colonies" until May 1777.
2 Samuel Meredith September 11, 1789 –
December 1, 1801 (12 years, 81 days)
George Washington
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
3 Thomas Tudor Tucker (1745-1828).jpg
Thomas T. Tucker
December 1, 1801 –
May 2, 1828 (26 years, 153 days)
(served the longest term)
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
James Monroe
John Quincy Adams
33 days vacant
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William Clark
June 4, 1828 –
May 26, 1829 (356 days)
John Quincy Adams
Andrew Jackson
5 John Campbell May 26, 1829 –
July 20, 1839 (10 years, 55 days)
Andrew Jackson
Martin Van Buren
2 days vacant
6 William Selden July 22, 1839 –
November 23, 1850 (11 years, 124 days)
Martin Van Buren
William Henry Harrison
John Tyler
James K. Polk
Zachary Taylor
Millard Fillmore
4 days vacant
7 Colonel John Sloane.jpg
John Sloane
November 27, 1850 –
April 1, 1853
(2 years, 125 days)
Millard Fillmore
Franklin Pierce
3 days vacant
8 Samuel L. Casey April 4, 1853 –
December 22, 1859 (6 years, 262 days)
Franklin Pierce
James Buchanan
68 days vacant
9 William C Price.jpg
William C. Price
February 28, 1860 –
March 21, 1861 (1 year, 21 days)
James Buchanan
Abraham Lincoln
10 Francis Elias Spinner.jpg
Francis E. Spinner signature.png
Francis E. Spinner
March 16, 1861 –
July 30, 1875 (14 years, 136 days)
Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Johnson
Ulysses S. Grant
11 John C. New, The Indianapolis Journal, from the American Editors series (N1) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands MET DP827853.jpg
John Chalfant New (Engraved Signature).jpg
John C. New
June 30, 1875 –
July 1, 1876
(1 year, 1 day)
Ulysses S. Grant
12 A U Wyman.jpg
Albert Uriah Wyman (Engraved Signature).jpg
A. U. Wyman
July 1, 1876 –
June 30, 1877 (364 days)
Ulysses S. Grant
Rutherford B. Hayes
13 James Gilfillan (Engraved Signature).jpg
James Gilfillan
July 1, 1877 –
March 31, 1883 (5 years, 273 days)
Rutherford B. Hayes
James A. Garfield
Chester A. Arthur
14 A U Wyman.jpg
Albert Uriah Wyman (Engraved Signature).jpg
A. U. Wyman
April 1, 1883 –
April 30, 1885 (2 years, 29 days)
Chester A. Arthur
Grover Cleveland
15 Conrad N. Jordan (Engraved Signature).jpg
Conrad N. Jordan
May 1, 1885 –
March 23, 1887 (1 year, 326 days)
Grover Cleveland
62 days vacant
16 James W. Hyatt.jpg
James W. Hyatt (Engraved Signature).jpg
James W. Hyatt
May 24, 1887 –
May 10, 1889 (1 year, 351 days)
Grover Cleveland
Benjamin Harrison
17 James N Huston.jpg
James N. Huston (Engraved Signature).jpg
James N. Huston
May 11, 1889 –
April 24, 1891 (1 year, 348 days)
Benjamin Harrison
18 Enos H. Nebeker (Engraved Signature).jpg
Enos H. Nebecker
April 25, 1891 –
May 31, 1893 (2 years, 36 days)
Benjamin Harrison
Grover Cleveland
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Daniel Nash Morgan (Engraved Signature).jpg
Daniel N. Morgan
June 1, 1893 –
June 30, 1897 (4 years, 29 days)
Grover Cleveland
William McKinley
20 Ellis Henry Roberts.jpg
Ellis Henry Roberts (Engraved Signature).jpg
Ellis H. Roberts
July 1, 1897 –
June 30, 1905 (7 years, 364 days)
William McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt
21 Charles Henry Treat (Engraved Signature).jpg
Charles H. Treat
July 1, 1905 –
October 30, 1909 (4 years, 121 days)
Theodore Roosevelt
William Howard Taft
22 Lee McClung cph.3b13208.jpg
Thomas Lee McClung (Engraved Signature).jpg
Lee McClung
November 1, 1909 –
November 21, 1912 (3 years, 20 days)
William Howard Taft
23 Carmi Thompson.png
Carmi Alderman Thompson (Engraved Signature).jpg
Carmi A. Thompson
November 22, 1912 –
March 31, 1913 (129 days)
(served the shortest term)
William Howard Taft
Woodrow Wilson
24 JohnBurke1908.png
John Burke (Engraved Signature).jpg
John Burke
April 1, 1913 –
January 5, 1921 (7 years, 279 days)
Woodrow Wilson
117 days vacant
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Frank White (Engraved Signature).jpg
Frank White
May 2, 1921 –
May 1, 1928
(6 years, 365 days)
Warren G. Harding
Calvin Coolidge
30 days vacant
26 Harold Theodore Tate (Engraved Signature).jpg
Harold Theodore Tate
May 31, 1928 –
January 17, 1929 (231 days)
Calvin Coolidge
27 Walter Orr Woods (Engraved Signature).jpg
W. O. Woods
January 18, 1929 –
May 31, 1933 (4 years, 133 days)
Calvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
28 Julian, William Alexander (engraved signature).jpg
William Alexander Julian
June 1, 1933 –
May 29, 1949 (15 years, 362 days)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
23 days vacant
29 Georgia Neese Clark cph.3f05813.jpg
Clark, Georgia Neese (engraved signature).jpg
Georgia Neese Clark
June 21, 1949 –
January 27, 1953 (3 years, 220 days)
Harry S. Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
30 Priest, Ivy Baker (engraved signature).jpg
Ivy Baker Priest
January 28, 1953 –
January 29, 1961 (8 years, 1 day)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
31 Smith, Elizabeth Rudell (engraved signature).jpg
Elizabeth Rudel Smith
January 30, 1961 –
April 13, 1962 (1 year, 73 days)
John F. Kennedy
265 days vacant
32 Kathryn Granahan.jpg
Granahan, Kathryn O'Hay (engraved signature).jpg
Kathryn O'Hay Granahan
January 3, 1963 –
November 22, 1966 (3 years, 323 days)
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
898 days vacant
33 Dorothy Andrews Elston/Dorothy Andrews Elston Kabis May 8, 1969 –
July 3, 1971
(2 years, 56 days)
Richard Nixon
167 days vacant
34 Banuelos.jpg
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Romana Acosta Bañuelos
December 17, 1971 –
February 14, 1974 (2 years, 59 days)
Richard Nixon
127 days vacant
35
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Francine Irving Neff
June 21, 1974 –
January 19, 1977 (2 years, 212 days)
Richard Nixon
Gerald Ford
236 days vacant
36 Azie Taylor Morton.jpg
Azie Taylor Morton sig.jpg
Azie Taylor Morton
September 12, 1977 –
January 20, 1981 (3 years, 130 days)
Jimmy Carter
56 days vacant
37 Angela M Buchanan sig.jpg
Angela Marie Buchanan
March 17, 1981 –
July 5, 1983
(2 years, 110 days)
Ronald Reagan
79 days vacant
38 Katherine Davalos Ortega sig.jpg
Katherine D. Ortega
September 22, 1983 –
July 1, 1989
(5 years, 282 days)
Ronald Reagan
George H. W. Bush
163 days vacant
39
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Catalina Vasquez Villalpando
December 11, 1989 –
January 20, 1993 (3 years, 40 days)
George H. W. Bush
405 days vacant
40 Mary Ellen Withrow.jpg
Mary Ellen Withrow sig.jpg
Mary Ellen Withrow
March 1, 1994 –
January 20, 2001 (6 years, 325 days)
Bill Clinton
208 days vacant
41 Rosario marin.jpg
Rosario Marin sig.jpg
Rosario Marin
August 16, 2001 –
June 30, 2003 (1 year, 318 days)
George W. Bush
569 days vacant
42 Anna Escobedo Cabral, official Treasury photo.jpg
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Anna Escobedo Cabral
January 19, 2005 –
January 20, 2009 (4 years, 1 day)
George W. Bush
198 days vacant
43 Hi-res-rosa-rios.jpg
Rosa Gumataotao Rios
August 6, 2009 –
July 8, 2016
(6 years, 337 days)
Barack Obama
346 days vacant
44 Jovita Carranza official photo (cropped).jpg
Jovita Carranza
June 19, 2017 – present
(7 years, 171 days)
Donald Trump

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