Thomas McKean Thompson McKennan

Thomas McKennan
2nd United States Secretary of the Interior
In office
August 15, 1850 – August 26, 1850
PresidentMillard Fillmore
Preceded byThomas Ewing
Succeeded byAlexander Stuart
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 21st district
In office
May 30, 1842 – March 3, 1843
Preceded byJoseph Lawrence
Succeeded byWilliam Wilkins
In office
March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1839
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byIsaac Leet
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 15th district
In office
March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833
Preceded byWilliam McCreery
Succeeded byAndrew Beaumont
Personal details
Born
Thomas McKean Thompson McKennan

(1794-03-31)March 31, 1794
New Castle, Delaware, U.S.
DiedJuly 9, 1852(1852-07-09) (aged 58)
Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyAnti-Masonic (Before 1842)
Whig (1842–1852)
SpouseMatilda Bowman
Children8
EducationWashington and Jefferson College (BA)

Thomas McKean Thompson McKennan (March 31, 1794 – July 9, 1852) was a 19th-century politician and lawyer who served briefly as United States Secretary of the Interior under President Millard Fillmore.