USMA Superintendents

USMA Superintendents (edit list)

No.	Served	Rank	Name	Class	Cullum	Lived	Notes
1	1801-1812	Colonel	Williams, Jonathan	n/a		1751-1815	In June 1803, Williams vacated (he did not resign) the post of Superintendent. Returned April 1805.
-	1803-1805	Colonel	Wadsworth, Decius	n/a		1768-1821	Acting
2	1805-1812	Colonel	Williams, Jonathan	n/a		1751-1815
3	1812-1814	Colonel	Swift, Joseph G.	1802	1	1783-1865
4	1814-1817	Captain	Partridge, Alden	1806	15	1785-1854
5	1817-1833	Captain	Thayer, Sylvanus	1808	33	1785–1872	Bvt Major, Considered the true founder of the Academy
6	1833-1838	Major	De Russy, René Edward	1812	89	1796-1865
7	1838-1845	Major	Delafield, Richard	1818	180	1798-1873
8	1845-1852	Captain	Brewerton, Henry	1819	207	1801-1879
9	1852-1855	Captain	Lee, Robert E.	1829	542	1807-1870	Bvt Colonel
10	1855-1856	Captain	Barnard, John G.	1833	708	1815-1882	Bvt Major
11	1856-1861	Major	Delafield, Richard	1818	180	1798-1873	While Superintendent, had the local rank of Colonel, by law.
12	Jan 23-28 1861	Captain	Beauregard, Pierre G.T.	1838	942	1818-1893	Bvt Major. Appointment revoked for his southern sympathies.
13	28 Jan-1 Mar 1861	Major	Delafield, Richard	1818	180	1798-1873	While Superintendent, had the local rank of Colonel, by law.
14	1861-1864	Major	Bowman, Alexander H.	1825	394	1803-1865	While Superintendent, had the local rank of Colonel, by law.
15	Jul-Sep 1864	Major	Tower, Zealous B.	1841	1059	1819-1900	Bvt Colonel
16	1864-1866	Lieutenant Colonel	Cullum, George W.	1833	709	1809-1892	Bvt Major General. Established the Register of Graduates and the Association of Graduates
17	1866-1871	Colonel	Pitcher, Thomas G.	1845	1270	1824-1895	Bvt Brigadier General
18	1871-1876	Colonel	Ruger, Thomas H.	1854	1633	1833-1907	Bvt Brigadier General
19	1876-1881	Major General	Schofield, John M.	1853	1585	1831-1906	Awarded the Medal of Honor at the Battle of Wilson's Creek in 1861. Later commanding general of the Army.
20	1881-1882	Brigadier General	Howard, Oliver O.	1854	1634	1830-1909	Bvt Major General. Awarded the Medal of Honor for distinguished bravery at Fair Oaks in 1862.
21	1882-1887	Major General	Merritt, Wesley	1860	1868	1834-1910
22	1887-1889	Colonel	Parke, John G.	1849	1408	1827-1900
23	1889-1893	Colonel	Wilson, John M.	1860	1858	1837-1919	Medal of Honor Battle of Malvern Hill 1862
24	1893-1898	Colonel	Ernst, Oswald H.	1864	2025	1842-1926
25	1898-1906	Captain	Mills, Albert L.	1879	2796	1854-1916	While Superintendent, had the local rank of Colonel, by law. Awarded Medal of Honor as a 1st Lieutenant at San Juan Hill. Appointed by President McKinley.
26	1906-1910	Major General	Scott, Hugh L.	1876	2628	1853-1934
27	1911-1912	Major Genral	Barry, Thomas H.	1877	2679	1855-1919
28	1913-1916	Colonel	Townsley, Clarence P.	1881	2892	1855-1926
29	1916-1917	Major General	Biddle, John	1881	2880	1859-1936
30	1917-1919		Tillman, Samuel E.	1869	2275	1847-1942	Recalled from retirement. Was Professor of Chemistry, Mineralogy, and Geology.
31	1919-1922	Brigadier General	MacArthur, Douglas	1903	4122	1880-1964	Awarded the Medal of Honor in 1942 for his leadership in Philippine resistance to the Japanese invasion. Sometimes considered the second founder of the Academy for his wide reforms.
32	1922-1925	Brigadier General	Sladen, Fred W.	1890	3357	1863-1945
33	1926-1928	Brigadier General	Stewart, Merch B.	1896	3715	1875-1934
34	1928	Major General	Winans, Edwin B.	1891	3403	1869-1947
35	1929-1932	Major General	Smith, William R.	1892	3459	1868-1941	Oversaw a significant expansion of the West Point Military Reservation.
36	1932-1938	Major General	Connor, William D.	1897	3742	1874-1960
37	1938-1940	Major General	Benedict, Jay L.	1904		1882-1953
38	1940-1942	General	Eichelberger, Robert L.	1909		1886-1961
39	1942-1945	Major General	Wilby, Francis B.	1905		1883-1965
40	1945-1949	General	Taylor, Maxwell D.	1922		1901-1987
41	1949-1951	General	Moore, Bryant E.	Aug 1917		1894-1951
42	1951-1954	Major General	Irving, Frederick A.	1917		1894-1995
43	1954-1956	Major General	Bryan, Blackshear M.	1922		1900-1977
44	1956-1960	Major General	Davidson, Garrison H.	1927		1904-1992
45	1960-1963	General	Westmoreland, William	1936		1914-2005
46	1963-1966	Lieutenant General	Lampert, James B.	1936		1914-1978
47	1966-1969	General	Bennett, Donald V.	1940		1915-2005
48	1969-1970	Major General	Koster, Samuel W.	1942		1919-2006
49	1970-1974	General	Knowlton, William A.	Jan. 1943		1920-2008
50	1974-1977	Lieutenant General	Berry, Sidney B.	1948		1926-2013
51	1977-1981	Lieutenant General	Goodpaster, Andrew J.	1939		1915-2005
52	1981-1986	Lieutenant General	Scott, Willard W. Jr.	1948		1926-2009
53	1986-1991	Lieutenant General	Palmer, Dave R.	1956		1934-
54	1991-1996	Lieutenant General	Graves, Howard D.	1961		1939-2003
55	1996-2001	Lieutenant General	Christman, Daniel W.	1965		1943-
56	2001-2006	Lieutenant General	Lennox, William J. Jr.	1971		1949-
57	2006-2010	Lieutenant General	Hagenbeck, Franklin	1971		1949-
58	2010-2013	Lieutenant General	Huntoon, David H.	1973		1951-
59	2013-2018	Lieutenant General	Caslen, Robert L. Jr.	1975		1953-
60	2018-2022	Lieutenant General	Williams, Darryl A.	1983		1961-
61	2022	Lieutenant General	Gilland, Steven W.	1990		1968-

Superintendents

• 1801-1812: Col. Jonathan Williams (1751-1815) – In June 1803, Lieutenant Colonel Williams vacated (he did not resign) the post of Superintendent. He returned in Superintendency in April 1805.
• 1803-1805: Col. Decius Wadsworth (1768-1821) (Acting)
• 1805-1812: Col. Jonathan Williams (1751-1815)
• 1812-1814: Col. Joseph G. Swift (1783-1865), Class of 1802 (Cullum 1)
• 1814-1817: Capt. Alden Partridge (1785-1854), Class of 1806 (Cullum 15)
• 1817-1833: Col. Sylvanus Thayer (1785–1872), Class of 1808 (Cullum 33) - Considered the true founder of the Academy, putting both discipline and education on a systematic footing.
• 1833-1838: Maj. René Edward De Russy (1796-1865), Class of 1812 (Cullum 89)
• 1838-1845: Richard Delafield (1798-1873), Class of 1818 (Cullum 180)
• 1845-1852: Henry Brewerton (1801-1879), Class of 1819 (Cullum 207)
• 1852-1855: Gen. Robert E. Lee (1807-1870), Class of 1829 (Cullum 542)
• 1855-1856: John G. Barnard (1815-1882), Class of 1833 (Cullum 708)
• 1856-1861: Richard Delafield (1798-1873), Class of 1818 (Cullum 180)
• Jan 23-28: 1861: Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard (1818-1893), Class of 1838 (Cullum 942) - Appointment revoked for his southern sympathies.
• Jan 28-Mar 1, 1861: Richard Delafield (1798-1873), Class of 1818 (Cullum 180)
• 1861-1864: Alexander Hamilton Bowman (1803-1865), Class of 1825 (Cullum 394)
• Jul to Sep 1864: Zealous B. Tower (1819-1900), Class of 1841 (Cullum 1059)
• 1864-1866: George W. Cullum (1809-1892), Class of 1833 (Cullum 709) - Established the Register of Graduates and the Association of Graduates as means toward reconciling the alumni after the War between the States.
• 1866-1871: Thomas Gamble Pitcher (1824-1895), Class of 1845 (Cullum 1270)
• 1871-1876: Thomas Howard Ruger (1833-1907), Class of 1854 (Cullum 1633)
• 1876-1881: Maj. Gen. John McAllister Schofield (1831-1906), Class of 1853 (Cullum 1585)– Awarded the Medal of Honor at the Battle of Wilson's Creek in 1861. Later commanding general of the Army.
• 1881-1882: Maj. Gen. Oliver Otis Howard (1830-1909), Class of 1854 (Cullum 1634)
• 1882-1887: Maj. Gen. Wesley Merritt (1834-1910), Class of 1860 (Cullum 1868)
• 1887-1889: Col. John Grubb Parke (1827-1900), Class of 1849 (Cullum 1408)
• 1889-1893: Col. John Moulder Wilson (1837-1919), Class of 1860 (Cullum 1858) - Awarded the Medal of Honor at the Battle of Malvern Hill, VA in 1862
• 1893-1898: Col. Oswald Hurbert Ernst (1842-1926), Class of 1864 (Cullum 2025)
• 1898-1906: Col. Albert Leopold Mills (1854-1916), Class of 1879 (Cullum 2796) - Awarded the Medal of Honor as a 1st Lt. at San Juan Hill in Cuba. Appointed Superintendent to West Point by President McKinley, which carried an automatic promotion from 1st Lt. to Col.
• 1906-1910: Hugh Lenox Scott (1853-1934), Class of 1876 (Cullum 2628)
• 1911-1912: Thomas Henry Barry (1855-1919), Class of 1877 (Cullum 2679)
• 1913-1917: Clarence Page Townsley, 18??-1926, Class of 1881 (Cullum 2892)
• 1917-1919: Samuel Escue Tillman (1847-1942), Class of 1869 (Cullum 2275)
• 1919-1922: Brig. Gen. Douglas MacArthur, Class of 1903 - Awarded the Medal of Honor in 1942 for his leadership in Philippine resistance to the Japanese invasion. Sometimes considered the second founder of the Academy for his wide reforms.
• 1922-1925: Brig. Gen. Fred Winchester Sladen (1863-1945), Class of 1890 (Cullum 3357)
• 1926-1928: Merch Bradt Stewart (1875-1934), Class of 1896
• 1928: Edwin Baruch Winans (1869-1947), Class of 1891
• 1929-1932: William Ruthven Smith (1868-1941), Class of 1892
• 1932-1938: William Durward Connor (1874-1960), Class of 1897
• 1938-1940: Jay Leland Benedict (1882-1953), Class of 1904
• 1940-1942: Robert L. Eichelberger (1886-1961), Class of 1909
• 1942-1945: Francis Bowditch Wilby (1883-1965), Class of 1905
• 1945-1949: Gen. Maxwell Davenport Taylor, Class of 1922
• 1949-1951: Bryant Edward Moore (1894-1951), Class of Aug 1917
• 1951-1954: Maj. General Frederick Augustus Irving (1894-1995), Class of 1917
• 1954-1956: Blackshear Morrison Bryan (1900-1977), Class of 1922
• 1956-1960: Gen. Garrison Holt Davidson (1904-1992), Class of 1927
• 1960-1963: Gen. William Westmoreland (1914-2005), Class of 1936
• 1963-1966: James Benjamin Lampert (1914-1978), Class of 1936
• 1966-1969: Gen. Donald Vivian Bennett (1915-  ), Class of 1940
• 1969-1970: Maj. Gen. Samuel William Koster (1919-  ), Class of 1942
• 1970-1974: William Allen Knowlton (1920-  ), Class of Jan. 1943
• 1974-1977: Sidney Bryan Berry (1926-  ), Class of 1948
• 1977-1981: Lt. Gen. Andrew Jackson Goodpaster (1915-2005), Class of 1939
• 1981-1986: Gen. Willard Warren Scott, Jr. (1926-  ), Class of 1948
• 1986-1991: Lt. Gen. Dave Richard Palmer (1934-  ), Class of 1956
• 1991-1996: Lt. Gen. Howard Dwayne Graves (1939-2003), Class of 1961
• 1996-2001: Lt. Gen. Daniel W. Christman (1943-  ), Class of 1965
• 2001-2006: Lt. Gen. William J. Lennox, Jr. (1950?-  ), Class of 1971
• 2006-2010: Lt. Gen. Franklin Hagenbeck (1949-  ), Class of 1971
• 2010-2013: Lt. Gen. David H. Huntoon (1951-  ), Class of 1973
• 2013-Present: Lt. Gen. Robert L. Caslen (1953-  ), Class of 1975

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