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George Bruce Cortelyou (July 26, 1862 – October 23, 1940) was an American cabinet secretary of the early twentieth century. He served in various capacities in the presidential administrations of Grover Cleveland , William McKinley , and Theodore Roosevelt .
George Cortelyou, 1895, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury (1907–1909), U.S. Postmaster General (1905–1907), and U.S. Secretary of Commerce and Labor (1903–1904) James C. Duff, 1981, director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (2006–2011) and president and CEO of the Newseum and Freedom Forum
Cortelyou is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Jacques Cortelyou (c. 1625–1693), Surveyor General of New Netherland; George B. Cortelyou (1862–1940), first US Secretary of Commerce and Labor and later Secretary of the Treasury; Philip Cortelyou Johnson (1906–2005), American architect
The first man to hold the office of Secretary to the President was John Addison Porter whose failing health meant he was soon succeeded by George B. Cortelyou. [1] Radio and the advent of media coverage soon meant that Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson too expanded the duties of their respective secretaries to dealing with reporters and ...
However, the trolley hit the carriage. William Craig yelled for the president to “Look out! Hold fast!” before they were both thrown off the wagon. Craig was thrown under the streetcar and killed instantly while Roosevelt was thrown out and hit his head on the sidewalk. George B. Cortelyou, the Secretary, sustained serious injuries. The ...
On February 16, 1903, President Roosevelt appointed his personal secretary, George B. Cortelyou, as the first secretary of commerce and labor. [9] [6] He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate the same day and established a temporary headquarters at the White House in Washington, D.C., on February 18, 1903.
[2]: 13 President Cleveland's successor, William McKinley, kept Cortelyou on during the transition and later formally named him private secretary to the president, though he had been informally doing the job for some time prior. [2]: 14 Under McKinley, Cortelyou became notable for his popularity with journalists covering the White House.
Wall Street during the bank panic in October 1907. Federal Hall National Memorial, with its statue of George Washington, is seen on the right.. The Panic of 1907, also known as the 1907 Bankers' Panic or Knickerbocker Crisis, [1] was a financial crisis that took place in the United States over a three-week period starting in mid-October, when the New York Stock Exchange suddenly fell almost 50 ...