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.