Office of Commissioner of Internal Revenue (Created by an act of Congress, July 1, 1862) Previous IRS Commissioners (1955 to present) T. Coleman Andrews Virginia Feb. 4, 1953 to Oct. 31, 1955 Justin F. Winkle (Acting) New York Jan. 20 to Feb. 3, 1953 Robert Williams, Jr., (Acting) Ohio Nov. 28 to Dec. 19, 1900 John S. Graham (Acting) North Carolina Nov. 19, 1952 to Jan. 19, 1953 George W. Wilson Ohio March 1, 1899 to Nov. 27, 1900 John B. Dunlap Texas Aug. 1, 1951 to Nov. 18, 1952 Nathan B. Scott West Virginia Jan. 1, 1898 to Feb. 28, 1899 George J. Schoeneman Rhode Island July 1, 1947 to July 31, 1951 W. St. John Forman Illinois Nov. 27,1896 to Dec. 31, 1897 Joseph D. Nunan, Jr. New York March 1, 1944 to June 30, 1947 Joseph S. Miller West Virginia April 19, 1893 to Nov. 26, 1896 Harold N. Graves (Acting) Illinois Jan. 23 to Feb. 29, 1944 John W. Mason West Virginia March 21, 1889 to April 18, 1893 Robert E. Hannegan Missouri Oct. 9, 1943 to Jan. 22, 1944 Joseph S. Miller West Virginia March 20, 1885 to March 20, 1889 Guy T. Helvering Kansas June 6, 1933 to Oct. 8, 1943 Walter Evans Kentucky May 21, 1883 to March 19, 1885 Pressly R. Baldridge (Acting) Iowa May 16 to June 5, 1933 John J. Knox (Acting) Minnesota May 11 to May 20, 1883 David Burnet Ohio Aug. 20, 1930 to May 15, 1933 Henry C. Rogers (Acting) Pennsylvania May 1 to May 10, 1883 H. F. Mires (Acting) Washington Aug. 16 to Aug. 19, 1930 Green B. Raum Illinois Aug. 2, 1876 to April 30, 1883 Robert H. Lucas Kentucky June 1, 1929 to Aug. 15, 1930 Daniel D. Pratt Indiana May 15, 1875 to Aug. 1, 1876 David H. Blair North Carolina May 27, 1921 to May 31, 1929 John W. Douglass Pennsylvania Aug. 9, 1871 to May 14, 1875 Millard F. West (Acting) Kentucky April 12 to May 26, 1921 Alfred Pleasonton New York Jan. 3, 1871 to Aug. 8, 1871 William M. Williams Alabama April 1, 1920 to April 11, 1921 John W. Douglass (Acting) Pennsylvania Nov. 1, 1870 to Jan. 2, 1871 Daniel C. Roper South Carolina Sept. 26, 1917 to March 31, 1920 Columbus Delano Ohio March 11, 1869 to Oct. 31, 1870 William H. Osborn North Carolina April 28, 1913 to Sept. 25, 1917 Edward A. Rollins New Hampshire Nov. 1, 1865 to March 10, 1869 Royal E. Cabell Virginia Sept. 1, 1909 to April 27, 1913 William Orton New York July 1, 1865 to Oct. 31, 1865 John G. Capers South Carolina June 5, 1907 to Aug. 31, 1909 Joseph J. Lewis Pennsylvania March 18, 1863 to June 30, 1865 Henry C. Rogers (Acting) Pennsylvania May 1 to June 4, 1907 Joseph J. Lewis (Acting) Pennsylvania March 5 to March 17, 1863 John W. Yerkes Kentucky Dec. 20, 1900 to April 30, 1907 George S. Boutwell Massachusetts July 17, 1862 to March 4, 1863 Related Items: About IRS
