Daniel S. Lamont
Daniel S. Lamont | |
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Stephen Elkins | |
Succeeded by | Russell A. Alger |
Private Secretary to the President | |
In office March 4, 1885 – March 4, 1889 | |
President | Grover Cleveland |
Preceded by | Fred J. Phillips |
Succeeded by | Elijah W. Halford |
Personal details | |
Born | Daniel Scott Lamont February 9, 1851 McGraw, New York, U.S. |
Died | July 23, 1905 Millbrook, New York, U.S. | (aged 54)
Resting place | Woodlawn Cemetery |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Juliet Lamont |
Education | Union College |
Signature | |
Daniel Scott Lamont (February 9, 1851 – July 23, 1905) was the United States Secretary of War during Grover Cleveland's second term.
Early life
Lamont was born on his family's farm in
He waited on customers from behind the counter in his father's store. He attended the Central Academy, successor of New York Central College, in McGraw.[2] He attended Union College at Schenectady, New York. While attending Union College, he joined the Delta Upsilon fraternity.[1]
Career
He was employed as engrossing clerk and assistant journal clerk in the state capitol at Albany, New York, was a clerk on the staff of the Democratic state central committee in 1872, and was chief clerk of the New York department of state from 1875 to 1882.
In 1883, through his mentor
From March 5, 1893, to March 5, 1897, Lamont served as United States
Later life
After his service as Secretary of War, Lamont was vice president of the
In August 1904, he was considered as a candidate for Governor of New York, with The New York Times writing "Qualifying experience in large public and private affairs, ability and executive capacity already demonstrated in high office, and personal character quite above all impeachment or assault unmistakably designate Daniel S. Lamont as a fit candidate for the Democrats of New York to name for the Governorship."[5]
Personal life
Lamont was married to Juliet Kinney and had three surviving daughters, Frances, Elizabeth (Bessie), and Katherine. A fourth daughter, Julia, died in 1902 at 18 years old. Lamont spent his early summers in the Gray Gables neighborhood in Bourne, Massachusetts, on Cape Cod, near where Grover Cleveland owned a house. Cleveland and Lamont were known to have many parties during the summers. His old house still stands. In 1888, he began spending his summers on the coast of Maine and bought a house in Sorrento known as Blueberry Lodge, which also still stands today.
Lamont died at his country home, Altamount in
References
- ^ a b c "Daniel S. Lamont Dies After Drive; Ex-Secretary of War Passes Away at Millbrook. Message Sent to Cleveland; Col. Lamont Was Associated with Famous Democratic Leaders -- Left Polities for Railroads" (PDF). The New York Times. July 24, 1905. p. 1. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
- newspaperarchive.com.
- ^ Bell, William Gardner (1992). "Daniel Scott Lamont". Secretaries of War and Secretaries of the Army. United States Army Center of Military History. Archived from the original on December 14, 2007. Retrieved July 19, 2010.
- ^ "Daniel S. Lamont in Business" (PDF). The New York Times. March 12, 1889. p. 4. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
- ^ "Daniel S. Lamont" (PDF). The New York Times. August 9, 1904. p. 6. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
- ^ "Esther Cleveland in Rome.; Daughter of Former President Receives with Mrs. Daniel S. Lamont" (PDF). The New York Times. May 2, 1909. p. S3. Retrieved May 4, 2022.