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Louis McLane

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Louis McLane 1786-1857, American statesman, b. Smyrna, Del. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives (1817-27) and in the Senate (1827-29), resigning to become minister to England (1829-31). He was Secretary of the Treasury (1831-33) in Andrew Jackson's cabinet, but when he refused Jackson's demand to transfer deposits from the Bank of the United States to state banks, he was made Secretary of State (1833-34). President of the Baltimore and Ohio RR (1837-47), he was again (1845-46) minister to England, where he conducted the negotiations to establish the Oregon boundary. Author... Read more
subtreasury
...accomplished by the President only with great difficulty, for there was grave doubt as to its constitutionality (see McLane, Louis ; Duane, William John ; Taney, Roger Brooke ). The situation remained somewhat in suspension and debate until a subtreasury... Read more
William John Duane
...legislature and was powerful in state politics. He was appointed Secretary of Treasury by President Jackson to succeed Louis McLane, who was transferred to the Dept. of State because he refused to remove government deposits from the Bank of the United... Read more

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