Texas Secretary of the Navy

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The Secretary of the Navy of the Republic of Texas was a member of the Cabinet of the President of the Republic of Texas responsible for naval affairs and management of the Texas Navy. The office lasted from 1836 until 1841, when it was merged with Secretary of War under the title Secretary of War and Marine by President Sam Houston during his second term.

**Secretaries of the Navy of the Republic of Texas**^[1]
From	To	Secretary of the Navy	President served under
17 March 1836	22 October 1836	Robert Potter (interim)	David G. Burnet (interim)
28 October 1836	5 December 1838	Samuel Rhoads Fisher	Sam Houston
5 December 1838	13 December 1838	William M. Shepherd (acting)	Sam Houston
13 December 1838	May 1839	Memucan Hunt, Jr.	Mirabeau B. Lamar
May 1839	13 December 1841	Louis P. Cooke	Mirabeau B. Lamar