William S. Derrick
William S. Derrick (1802 – May 15, 1852) was an American politician from Pennsylvania.[1] He held the post of Chief Clerk of the U.S. State Department four distinct times in the 1840s and 1850s. He held the post of Secretary of State ad interim for three days in 1843 (June 21 to June 23).[2]
References[]
- ^ Holding, Rapha (2010). What Do You Know about the United States?. Rapha Holding. ISBN 9781449015053.
- ^ Plischke, Elmer. U.S. Department of State: A Reference History. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1999.
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- 1802 births
- 1852 deaths
- Chief Clerks of the United States Department of State
- Acting United States Secretaries of State
- Pennsylvania politician stubs