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First United 8tates Treasurer. Alexander Hamilton was the first secretary of tho treasury (1789-95). Michael Hillegas was tho first United States treasuror. Hillegas was appointed ap-pointed to tho ofllco July 29, 1776, when ho nnd Georgo Clymer woro cho-son cho-son together In tho formation of what was tho gorm of tho treasury department. depart-ment. HUlcgns served nlono through prnctlcally his entire term, howover, as Clymer soon roslgned to tako a seat as dclegato to congress. Hillegas' torm oxplred September 11, 1789, and ho was succeeded by Samuel Morcdlth. Both men woro from Pennsylvania. Tho treasury department was formally organized by act of September 2, 1789, but, Btrlctly speaking, this was moroly a reorganization, for tho department under various names had been in exls-tonco exls-tonco slnco 1775. c |