The United States General Land Office was an independent agency of the United States government responsible for public domain lands in the United States. It was created in 1812, and it merged with the United States Grazing Service in 1946 to become the Bureau of Land Management. The official in charge of the agency was called the commissioner of the General Land Office, appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate.
| Commissioner |
Image |
Date of commission |
Residence |
Notes |
| Edward Tiffin |
|
May 7, 1812 |
Ohio |
|
| Josiah Meigs |
|
October 11, 1814 |
Georgia |
|
| John McLean |
|
September 11, 1822 |
Ohio |
|
| George Graham |
|
June 26, 1823 |
District of Columbia |
|
| Elijah Hayward |
|
September 30, 1830 |
Ohio |
|
| Ethan Allen Brown |
|
July 24, 1835 |
Ohio |
|
| James Whitcomb |
|
October 21, 1836 |
Indiana |
|
| Elisha Mills Huntington |
|
July 2 or 3, 1841 |
New York |
|
| Thomas H. Blake |
|
May 19, 1842 |
Indiana |
|
| James Shields |
|
April 16, 1845 |
Illinois |
|
| Richard M. Young |
|
January 6, 1847 |
Illinois |
|
| Justin Butterfield |
|
July 1, 1849 |
Illinois |
|
| John Wilson |
|
September 16, 1852 |
District of Columbia |
|
| Thomas A. Hendricks |
|
August 8, 1855 |
Indiana |
|
| Samuel Axley Smith |
|
October 13, 1859 |
Tennessee |
|
| Joseph S. Wilson |
|
February 23, 1860 |
District of Columbia |
|
| James M. Edmunds |
|
March 16 or 19, 1861 |
Michigan |
|
| Joseph S. Wilson |
|
September 1, 1866 |
District of Columbia |
|
| Willis Drummond |
|
February 4, 1871 |
Iowa |
|
| Samuel S. Burdett |
|
July 1, 1874 |
Missouri |
|
| James A. Williamson |
|
June 24, 1876 |
Iowa |
|
| Noah C. McFarland |
|
June 17, 1881 |
Kansas |
|
| William A. J. Sparks |
|
March 26, 1885 |
Illinois |
|
| Strother M. Stockslager |
|
March 27, 1888 |
Indiana |
|
| Lewis A. Groff |
|
September 16, 1889 |
Nebraska |
|
| Thomas Henry Carter |
|
March 31, 1891 |
Montana |
|
| William M. Stone |
|
November 18, 1892 |
Iowa |
|
| Silas W. Lamoreaux |
|
March 28, 1893 |
Wisconsin |
|
| Binger Hermann |
|
March 25, 1897 |
Oregon |
|
| William A. Richards |
|
January 26, 1903 |
Wyoming |
|
| Richard A. Ballinger |
|
January 28, 1907 |
Washington |
|
| Fred Dennett |
|
January 14, 1908 |
North Dakota |
|
| Clay Tallman |
|
June 5, 1913 |
Nevada |
|
| William Spry |
|
March 22, 1921 |
Utah |
|
| Charles C. Moore |
|
May 9, 1929 |
Idaho |
|
| Fred W. Johnson |
|
May 20, 1933 |
Wyoming |
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