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Show Cabinet Members' Long Terms. Socrotnry Wilson has been longer In ofllco ns a cabinet officer than any other member of a president's official family since the days of Albert Gallatin. Gal-latin. Mr. Wilson was appointed secretary sec-retary of agrlculturo by President McKlnloy March 6, 1897, and has sorv-ed sorv-ed continuously ever slnco. Albert Gallntln wns appointed secretary "of tho treasury by President Jefferson In 1801, served through both of Lis administrations, through tho first of Madison's and until April 17, 1813, of his second. Gallatin was foreign born, as was Socrctiiry Wilson, tho former a nntlvo of Switzerland, nnd the lnt.ter of Scotland. |