Andrew Mellon

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Person.png Andrew Mellon  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(Banker, politician)
BornAndrew William Mellon
1855-03-24
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died1937-08-26 (Age 82)
Southampton, New York, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Alma materWestern University of Pennsylvania
ReligionEpiscopalian
Parents • Thomas Alexander Mellon
• (1813–1908)
• Sarah Jane Negley
• (1817–1909)
Children • Paul Mellon
• Ailsa Mellon Bruce
SpouseNora McMullen
PartyRepublican
RelativesRichard B. Mellon

Employment.png United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom

In office
February 5, 1932 - March 20, 1933

Employment.png United States Secretary of the Treasury

In office
March 9, 1921 - February 12, 1932

As U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, Mellon created a new division of the federal government, the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, and appointed his niece's husbabd, Harry Anslinger, as the new head of that group.


 

An appointment by Andrew Mellon

AppointeeJobAppointedEnd
Harry AnslingerCommissioner of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics12 August 1930May 1962
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