Edward O. Leech
Edward O. Leech | |
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| 17th Director of the United States Mint | |
| In office October 1889 – May 1893 | |
| President | Benjamin Harrison Grover Cleveland |
| Preceded by | James P. Kimball |
| Succeeded by | Robert E. Preston |
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| Born | Edward Owen Leech December 9, 1850 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Died | May 1, 1900 (aged 49) Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Complications from appendicitis |
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| Education | Columbia University (AB) National University School of Law (LLM) |
Edward Owen Leech (December 9, 1850 – May 1, 1900) was Director of the United States Mint from 1889 to 1893.
Biography
Edward O. Leech was born on December 9, 1850, in
On the death of Leech's father in 1869, he became a clerk in the Bureau of Statistics of the
In 1889, President of the United States Benjamin Harrison named Leech Director of the United States Mint.[1] The New York Times editorialized against the appointment, arguing that Harrison only nominated Leech because of Leech's role in whitewashing a scandal involving Harrison's son, Russell Benjamin Harrison, who had participated in a failed business venture in Helena, Montana while Russell Harrison was in charge of the Assay Office in Helena.[2] Leech served as Director of the Mint from October 1889 until May 1893. In 1892, he was elected to the American Philosophical Society.[3]
Upon retiring from government service, Leech became Vice President of the National Union Bank in New York City.[4] At the 1896 Republican National Convention, Leech played a major role in securing a plank in the party's platform favorable to maintaining the gold standard.[4]
Leech died of complications related to
References
- ^ a b c d e f g George Greenlief Evans (1898). Illustrated history of the United States mint: with short historical sketches and illustrations of the branch mints and assay offices, and a complete description of American coinage ... G.G. Evans. p. 87.
- ^ "Paying for Whitewash", New York Times, Oct. 8, 1889
- ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
- ^ a b c The Bankers Magazine. Bradford-Rhodes & Company. 1900. p. 698.
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