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Joel Roberts Poinsett, American physician and politician, 15th United States Secretary of War (died 1851)
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Joel Roberts Poinsett
American politician and diplomat (1779–1851)
Joel Roberts Poinsett was an American physician, botanist, politician, and diplomat. He was the first U.S. agent in South America, a member of the South Carolina Legislature, and later a United States Representative from 1821 to 1825. In 1825, he was appointed by John Quincy…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
United States Secretary of War
Position in the United States Cabinet from 1789 to 1947
The secretary of war was a member of the U.S. president's Cabinet, beginning with George Washington's administration. A similar position, called either "Secretary at War" or "Secretary of War", had been appointed to serve the Congress of the Confederation under the Articles of…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)