William Gibbs McAdoo Jr. / ˈ m æ k ə ˌ d uː / (October 31, 1863 – February 1, 1941) was an American lawyer and statesman. McAdoo was a leader of the Progressive movement and played a major role in the administration of his father-in-law President Woodrow Wilson .
28 de ene. de 2023 · William G. McAdoo, in full William Gibbs McAdoo, (born October 31, 1863, near Marietta, Georgia, U.S.—died February 1, 1941, Washington, D.C.), U.S. secretary of the treasury (1913–18), a founder and chairman (1914) of the Federal Reserve Board, and director general of the U.S. railroads during and shortly after World War I (1917 ...
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8 de oct. de 2017 · William Gibbs McAdoo, a leading figure in American politics in the early twentieth century, began his political career in Chattanooga in the 1880s. He was born in Marietta, Georgia, in 1863, but later moved with his family to Knoxville, where his father taught at the University of Tennessee.
William Gibbs McAdoo was the first of three Treasury Secretaries appointed by President Woodrow Wilson. Born near Marietta, Georgia in 1863, McAdoo graduated from the University of Tennessee, where his father was a professor. He was admitted to the Tennessee bar in 1885 and practiced law there until moving in 1892 to New York City, where he was ...
Before entering politics in 1913, William Gibbs McAdoo (1863-1941) was a lawyer and railroad executive, first in Tennessee and then in New York City where he linked the city to New Jersey with tunnels under the Hudson River. McAdoo played a significant role in helping Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924) gain the Democratic nomination in 1912, and Wilson ...
30 de oct. de 2020 · William Gibbs McAdoo; Abogado estadounidense: (nacido cerca de Marietta, Ga., 31 de octubre de 1863 – Muerte Washington, D.C., 1 de febrero de 1941). McAdoo descendía de una familia distinguida que perdió su riqueza en la devastación general en el sur después de la Guerra Civil; su padre, William Gibbs McAdoo, era fiscal ...
William Gibbs McAdoo, nado en Marietta, Xeorxia, o 31 de outubro de 1863 e finado en Washington en 1941, foi un avogado, estadista e líder dun movemento progresista estadounidense que ocupou o cargo de secretario do Tesouro dos EEUU durante a Administración do seu sogro, o presidente Thomas Woodrow Wilson .