Franklin MacVeagh
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Franklin MacVeagh | |
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45th United States Secretary of the Treasury | |
In office March 8, 1909 – March 5, 1913 | |
President | William Howard Taft |
Preceded by | George B. Cortelyou |
Succeeded by | William McAdoo |
Personal details | |
Born | Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, U.S. | November 22, 1837
Died | July 6, 1934 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | (aged 96)
Resting place | Graceland Cemetery |
Political party | Democratic (Before 1896) Republican (1896–1934) |
Spouse | Emily Eames |
Relatives | Wayne MacVeagh (Brother) |
Education | Yale University (BA) Columbia University (LLB) |
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Franklin MacVeagh (November 22, 1837 – July 6, 1934) was an American politician, lawyer, grocer and banker. He served as the United States Secretary of the Treasury under President William Howard Taft.
Formative years and family
Born on November 22, 1837, in
MacVeagh graduated from
Professional life
MacVeagh initially worked as a wholesale grocer and lawyer and was subsequently hired by the Commercial National Bank of Chicago. Still serving as the director of that bank in 1909 after having held that position for twenty-nine years, he was nominated to be the United States Secretary of the Treasury by President and fellow Bonesman William Howard Taft.
MacVeagh failed to address the pressing problem of
In 1885, MacVeagh served as the eighth president of the Commercial Club of Chicago.[3]
His Washington, D.C., home at 2829 16th St., NW, was designed and built between 1910 and 1911 by noted architect Nathan C. Wyeth. It is now home to the Mexican Cultural Institute of the Embassy of Mexico.
He also owned a large summer estate in Dublin, New Hampshire (now listed on the National Register of Historic Places) known as Knollwood.
Death and interment
Franklin MacVeagh died in
Gallery
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Franklin MacVeagh medal by George Morgan, (c. 1910)
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MacVeagh's grave at Graceland Cemetery
References
- ^ a b The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. XIV. James T. White & Company. 1910. pp. 409–410. Retrieved December 17, 2020 – via Google Books.
- ISBN 0-316-72091-7.
- ^ "Organization". Commercial Club. Archived from the original on January 24, 2017. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
- ^ "Franklin MacVeagh is Dead in Chicago". Brooklyn Times-Union. Chicago. July 7, 1934. p. 2. Retrieved December 17, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.