OVERVIEW:

BORN:
June 28, 1836;
DeRuyter, New York

DIED:
January 26, 1927 (age 90)
San Diego, California

POLITICAL PARTY:
Republican (Before 1884, 1896–1902)
Democrat (1884–1896)

SPOUSE:
Sarah Etheridge (m. 1864, d. 1874)
Cornelia Washburn (m. 1887)
Frances Ada Ballou (m.1909)

HIGHLIGHTS:
1853:
Moved to Chicago, Illinois;
Worked as Bookkeeper
1882:
Became Vice-President and Executive Officer, First National Bank of Chicago
1884:
Supported Grover Cleveland for President
1890-1892:
President, Board of Directors, World’s Columbian Exposition, Chicago, IL
1891-1897:
President, First National Bank of Chicago
1896:
Campaigned for William McKinley for President
1897-1902:
U.S. Secretary of the Treasury
1902-1906:
President, United States Trust Company

RESOURCES:
Department of the Treasury
Miller Center
Wikipedia
Memoirs (Hathi Trust)
Correspondence (Library of Congress)

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