USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Washington held his first full cabinet meeting on November 26, 1791, with Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson, Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton, Secretary of War Henry Knox, and Attorney General Edmund Randolph.

Detailed explanation-2: -George Washington’s cabinet included four original members: Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson, Secretary of Treasury Alexander Hamilton, Secretary of War Henry Knox, and Attorney General Edmund Randolph.

Detailed explanation-3: -James Madison, Jefferson’s closest political friend and staunchest ally, was named secretary of state.

Detailed explanation-4: -His sympathy for the French Revolution led him into conflict with Alexander Hamilton when Jefferson was Secretary of State in President Washington’s Cabinet. He resigned in 1793.

Detailed explanation-5: -In choosing the department’s first secretary, President Washington preferred continuity. He nominated Henry Knox-a key aide during the American Revolution and, since 1785, the secretary of war under the Articles of Confederation.