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Andrew W. Mellon Quotes
A balanced program for tax reform based upon the common sense idea of lowering taxes out of surplus revenues.
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| Birth: | 24th March, 1855 |
| Death: | 26th August, 1937 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Banker, Industrialist, Philanthropist, Politician |
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Andrew William Mellon was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was an American banker, businessman, industrialist, philanthropist, art collector, United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom and United States Secretary of the Treasury from March 4, 1921 to February 12, 1932, from the wealthy Mellon family of Pennsylvania. He was educated at the Western University of Pennsylvania and left before graduating. Andrew Mellon was appointed Secretary of the Treasury by new President Warren G. Harding in 1921. He served for ten years and eleven months; the third-longest tenure of a Secretary of the Treasury. His service continued through the Coolidge and Hoover administrations. Along with James Wilson and James J. Davis, he is one of only three Cabinet members to serve in the same post under three consecutive Presidents.
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