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Treasurers of the United States

Since the Introduction of Small-Size Notes

Treasurers of the United States
No.NameSignatureTerm of OfficePresident(s) Served UnderComments
27Harold Theodore Tate31 May 1928 - 17 Jan 1929Calvin Coolidge
27W. O. Woods18 Jan 1929 - 31 May 1933Calvin Coolidge,
Herbert Hoover,
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
28William Alexander Julian01 Jun 1933 - 29 May 1949Franklin Delano Roosevelt,
Harry S. Truman
Last male Treasurer of the United States
29Georgia Neese Clark
21 Jun 1949 - 27 Jan 1953Harry S. Truman,
Dwight D. Eisenhower
First female Treasurer of the United States
30Ivy Baker Priest
28 Jan 1953 - 29 Jan 1961Dwight D. Eisenhower,
John F. Kennedy
Ivy Baker Priest was the mother of actress Pat Priest who played Marilyn Munster on the 60's TV show The Munsters. She was also pseudo-mystery guest on the TV show What's My Line aired on 29 Aug 1954.
31Elizabeth "Libby" Rudel Smith30 Jan 1961 - 13 Apr 1962John F. Kennedy
264 Days Vacant
32Kathryn O'Hay Granahan
03 Jan 1963 - 22 Nov 1966John F. Kennedy,
Lyndon B. Johnson
897 Days Vacant
33Dorothy Andrews Elston Kabis

08 May 1969 - 03 Jul 1971Richard M. NixonOnly Treasurer to change name while in office — Dorothy Andrews Elston married Walter Kabis in 1970 and changed her name to Dorothy Andrews Kabis.
166 Days Vacant
34Romana Acosta Bañuelos
17 Dec 1971 - 14 Feb 1974Richard M. NixonFirst Mexican-American Treasurer of the United States.
126 Days Vacant
35Francine Irving Neff
12 Jun 1974 - 19 Jan 1977Richard M. Nixon,
Gerald Ford
235 Days Vacant
36Azie Taylor Morton
12 Sep 1977 - 20 Jun 1989Jimmy CarterFirst and only African American Treasurer of the United States
55 Days Vacant
37Angela Marie "Bay" Buchanan
17 Mar 1981 - 05 Jul 1989Ronald ReganAt 32 years old, Bay Buchanan is the youngest Treasurer of the United States — She is also Pat Buchanan's sister.
78 Days Vacant
38Katherine Dávalos Ortega
22 Sep 1983 - 01 Jul 1989Ronald Regan,
George H. W. Bush
162 Days Vacant
39Catalina Vasquez Villalpando
11 Dec 1989 - 20 Jan 1993George H. W. Bush
404 Days Vacant
40Mary Ellen Withrow
01 Mar 1994 - 20 Jan 2001Bill Clinton
207 Days Vacant
41Rosario Marin
16 Aug 2001 - 30 Jun 2003George W. Bush
568 Days Vacant
42Anna Escobedo Cabral
19 Jan 2005 - 20 Jan 2009George W. Bush
197 Days Vacant
43Rosa Gumataotao Rios
06 Aug 2009 - PresentBarack Obama

The times the office has been vacant for the last 50 years add up to more than 9 years