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Abraham Alfonse Albert Gallatin (Ginebra, Suiza, 29 de enero de 1761-Astoria, Nueva York, 12 de agosto de 1849) fue un etnólogo, lingüista, político, diplomático y Secretario del Tesoro de Estados Unidos.
Abraham Alfonse Albert Gallatin (January 29, 1761 – August 12, 1849) was a Genevan–American politician, diplomat, ethnologist and linguist. Often described as "America's Swiss Founding Father", he was a leading figure in the early years of the United States, helping shape the new republic's financial system and foreign policy.
Born to an aristocratic Swiss family, Albert Gallatin (1761 - 1849) emigrated from Switzerland to America in 1780. Elected to the House of Representatives in 1795 and serving until 1801, Gallatin fought constantly with the independent minded first Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton.
Abraham Alfonse Albert Gallatin (29 de enero de 1761 - 12 de agosto de 1849) fue un político, diplomático, etnólogo y lingüista ginebrino-estadounidense.
Albert Gallatin was the fourth U.S. secretary of the Treasury (1801–14). He insisted upon a continuity of sound governmental fiscal policies when the Republican (Jeffersonian) Party assumed national political power, and he was instrumental in negotiating an end to the War of 1812.
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14 de may. de 2023 · Albert Gallatin - America's Forgotten Founding Father. Albert Gallatin is best remembered for his thirteen year tenure as Secretary of the Treasury during the Jefferson and Madison administrations. In that time he reduced the national debt, purchased the Louisiana Territory and funded the Lewis & Clark exploration.
Stepping down as Treasury Secretary in 1813, Gallatin devoted himself to ending the War of 1812, culminating in the Treaty of Ghent in 1815. Gallatin's final service to the Madison administration was recovering America's financial standing by convincing Congress to charter the Second Bank of the United States.
