A History of the President's Cabinet

Front matter

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Published under the direction of the Department of History

A HISTORY OF THE PRESIDENT'S CABINET m

A HISTORY OF THE PRESIDENTS CABINET

BY

MARY L. HINSDALE, Ph.D.

A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE FACULTY OF THE DEPARTMENT OP LITERATURE, SCIENCE AND THE ARTS OP THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, 1911

Ann Arbor, Michigan

George Wahr

COPYRIGHT, 191 1 BY MARY L. HIN8DALB

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COMPOSED AND PRINTED BY THE LORD BALTIMORE PRESS BALTIMORE ; MD. : U.S.A.

To My Mother.

Contents

CHAPTER. PAGE.

Preface vii

The Origin of the Cabinet i