US Senator, Presidential Cabinet Secretary. He served in the United States Senate from 1807 to 1813. In 1813, he was offered a position as Secretary of War by President James Madison, but turned it down. It was offered to him again in 1815, and he accepted. He served from 1815 to 1816 when he was appointed as Secretary of Treasury by Madison. He served under President Madison and under President James Monroe from 1816 to 1825. He made an unsuccessful bid for President in 1824, but was defeated. In 1825, he was again offered the position of Secretary of Treasury by President John Quincy Adams, but refused because of health problems.
US Senator, Presidential Cabinet Secretary. He served in the United States Senate from 1807 to 1813. In 1813, he was offered a position as Secretary of War by President James Madison, but turned it down. It was offered to him again in 1815, and he accepted. He served from 1815 to 1816 when he was appointed as Secretary of Treasury by Madison. He served under President Madison and under President James Monroe from 1816 to 1825. He made an unsuccessful bid for President in 1824, but was defeated. In 1825, he was again offered the position of Secretary of Treasury by President John Quincy Adams, but refused because of health problems.
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