Walter Q. Gresham | |
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.jpg) 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 March 17, 1832 Lanesville, Indiana |
| Died | May 28, 1895 (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 |
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| Signature | .jpg) |
| 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.