According to section III of the Act of Congress establishing the Treasury Department, it is the comptroller's duty to The first person to hold this office was Nicholas Eveleigh.
[1][2] It was also held for a time by Gabriel Duvall, who would later serve on the Supreme Court of the United States.
The office was later several times renamed.
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