John Adams cabinet

John Adams, Second President of the United States

John Adams succeeded the first incumbent George Washington as President of the United States . He was the first president to be elected as a party candidate: Adams was a federalist , while his opponent in the 1796 election , Thomas Jefferson , was from the Democratic-Republican Party . Jefferson was only barely defeated by Adams, but became vice-president due to the electoral system at the time . Four years later , Adams faced Jefferson again, but lost and was the first US president to be elected from office. Although several federalist candidates ran in the following years, he remained the only president this party ever put.

Compared to the cabinet of George Washington Adams made no changes in practice; he reappointed all five incumbent ministers, Charles Lee (Justice) and Joseph Habersham (Post Office) also remaining until the end of Adams's presidency. John Adams also created the Ministry of the Navy in 1798 , which Benjamin Stoddert took over.

The Cabinet

Department / Office	Official	Period	image
President of the United States	John Adams	1797-1801
Vice President of the United States	Thomas Jefferson	1797-1801
United States Secretary of State	Timothy Pickering	1797-1800
	John Marshall	1800-1801
United States Secretary of the Treasury	Oliver Wolcott	1797-1800
	Samuel Dexter	1800-1801
United States Secretary of War	James McHenry	1797-1800
	Samuel Dexter	1800-1801
United States Secretary of the Navy	Benjamin Stoddert	1798-1801
United States Attorney General	Charles Lee	1797-1801
United States Postal Secretary	Joseph Habersham	1797-1801