Isaac Toucey

Isaac Toucey
Toucey c. 1855-1865
23rd United States Secretary of the Navy
In office
March 7, 1857 – March 4, 1861
PresidentJames Buchanan
Preceded byJames C. Dobbin
Succeeded byGideon Welles
United States Senator
from Connecticut
In office
May 12, 1852 – March 3, 1857
Preceded byRoger Sherman Baldwin
Succeeded byJames Dixon
20th United States Attorney General
In office
June 21, 1848 – March 3, 1849
PresidentJames K. Polk
Preceded byNathan Clifford
Succeeded byReverdy Johnson
33rd Governor of Connecticut
In office
May 6, 1846 – May 5, 1847
LieutenantNoyes Billings
Preceded byRoger Sherman Baldwin
Succeeded byClark Bissell
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Connecticut's 1st district
In office
March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byJoseph Trumbull
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Connecticut's at-large district
In office
March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837
Preceded byNoyes Barber
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Personal details
Born(1792-11-15)November 15, 1792
Newtown, Connecticut, U.S.
DiedJuly 30, 1869(1869-07-30) (aged 76)
Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Catherine Nichols
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(m. 1827)​
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Isaac Toucey (November 15, 1792 – July 30, 1869) was an American politician who served as a U.S. senator, U.S. Secretary of the Navy, U.S. Attorney General and the 33rd Governor of Connecticut.

President Buchanan and his Cabinet
From left to right: Jacob Thompson, Lewis Cass, John B. Floyd, James Buchanan, Howell Cobb, Isaac Toucey, Joseph Holt and Jeremiah S. Black, (c. 1859)