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Oct 14, 2019 · U.S. Treasury Secretary Andrew W. Mellon, shown in Washington, D.C., on February 10, 1929. The Rise and Fall of Andrew Mellon. He was America’s most powerful businessman and the Treasury secretary throughout the 1920s. His corruption would lead to an impeachment inquiry. by Matt Stoller. October 14, 2019.
One of the major figures in the industrial and financial development of the Trans-Allegheny region, Andrew W. Mellon (1855 - 1937) was appointed Secretary of the Treasury by President Warren G. Harding in 1921, and he continued to serve under Presidents Calvin Coolidge and Herbert Hoover.
Ex Officio Chairman, Board of Governors, 1921–1932. Born: March 24, 1855. Died: August 26, 1937. Andrew W. Mellon served as secretary of the Treasury from March 4, 1921, to February 12, 1932. Under the provisions of the original Federal Reserve Act, this meant he was also ex-officio chairman of the Federal Reserve Board.
Nov 19, 2006 · Nov. 19, 2006. "MELLON" is a fascinating biography of Andrew Mellon, the banker, mogul and Treasury secretary who had the good luck to preside over the country's finances during the Roaring...
Andrew Mellon was born March 24, 1855, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Educated at Western University of Pennsylvania (now the University of Pittsburgh), he graduated in 1873. Mellon was working in the family business by age seventeen and became president of the lumber business two years later.
(1855-1937) Gulf Oil Company. Overview. Andrew William Mellon built an enormous fortune as an industrial financier in the late 1800s and early 1900s. He was instrumental in backing many companies that went on to become giants, including the Aluminum Company of America (ALCOA) and the Gulf Oil Corporation.
Great American Business Leaders of the 20th Century. Request the Data. Andrew W. Mellon. Mellon National Bank. 1882–1921. Industry: Finance. Era: pre-1900. Mellon took over his family’s small private bank and turned it into one of the largest sources of venture capital in American history.
