Walter Q. Gresham

Walter Q. Gresham
Portrait, c. 1870–1880
33rd United States Secretary of State
In office March 7, 1893 – May 28, 1895
President	Grover Cleveland
Preceded by	John W. Foster
Succeeded by	Richard Olney
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
In office June 16, 1891 – March 3, 1893
Appointed by	Operation of law
Preceded by	Seat established by 26 Stat. 826
Succeeded by	James Graham Jenkins
Judge of the United States Circuit Courts for the Seventh Circuit
In office October 28, 1884 – March 3, 1893
Appointed by	Chester A. Arthur
Preceded by	Thomas Drummond
Succeeded by	James Graham Jenkins
35th United States Secretary of the Treasury
In office September 5, 1884 – October 28, 1884
President	Chester A. Arthur
Preceded by	Charles J. Folger
Succeeded by	Hugh McCulloch
31st United States Postmaster General
In office April 9, 1883 – September 4, 1884
President	Chester A. Arthur
Preceded by	Timothy O. Howe
Succeeded by	Frank Hatton
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Indiana
In office September 1, 1869 – April 9, 1883
Appointed by	Ulysses S. Grant
Preceded by	David McDonald
Succeeded by	William Allen Woods
Personal details
Born	Walter Quintin Gresham (1832-03-17)March 17, 1832 Lanesville, Indiana
Died	May 28, 1895(1895-05-28) (aged 63) Washington, D.C.
Resting place	Arlington National Cemetery
Political party	Whig (before 1855) American (1855) Republican (1856–1892) Democratic (1892–1895)
Spouse	Matilda McGrain
Parents	Sarah Davis William Gresham
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Military service
Branch/service	United States Army (Union Army)
Years of service	1861–1864
Rank	Brigadier general
Battles/wars	American Civil War

Walter Quintin Gresham (March 17, 1832 – May 28, 1895) was an American attorney, jurist, statesman, and politician who served in the cabinets of presidents Chester A. Arthur and Grover Cleveland.

Gresham was the 31st postmaster general of the United States under Arthur from 1883 to 1884 and briefly the 35th U.S. secretary of the treasury from September to October 1884 before resigning to become a federal judge. He was twice a candidate for the Republican nomination for U.S. president in 1884 and 1888 before leaving the party to support Cleveland in the 1892 election. He joined Cleveland's second cabinet as the 33rd U.S. secretary of state from 1893 until his death in 1895.

Gresham served as a federal judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, the U.S. Circuit Courts for the Seventh Circuit, and the U.S. District Court for the District of Indiana.