William S. Derrick

William Sharples Derrick (July 31, 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
  1. Holding, Rapha (2010). What Do You Know about the United States?. Rapha Holding. ISBN 9781449015053.
  2. Plischke, Elmer. U.S. Department of State: A Reference History. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1999.


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