Secretary of The Navy
President Ulysses S. Grant appointed George M. Robeson Secretary of Navy on June 25, 1877, having replaced Sec. Adolph E. Borie, who resigned on same day Robeson would become one of the longest held cabinet Naval secretary positions, with the exception of Sec. Gideon Welles, and would serve until March 12, 1877 at the end of President Grant's second term in office and at the beginning of President Hayes's Administration. This was Robeson's first position on being given national federal authority and he had no previous affiliation with Naval ships. Robeson, however, was familiar with ocean lifestyle having grown up in New Jersey. Robeson's appointment to the Secretary of Navy was influenced by Sen. A. G. Cattell of New Jersey. Robeson, a young man around 40 upon assuming office, was considered an impatient administrator, high strung, and strong in physical prowess.
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