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Andrew W. Mellon appears in the HBO drama series Boardwalk Empire, in the fifth, eighth and twelfth episodes of the third season, in his capacity as Secretary of the Treasury. His character is played by Carnegie Mellon alumnus James Cromwell .
The United States secretary of the treasury is the head of the United States Department of the Treasury, ... Andrew Mellon: Pennsylvania: March 4, 1921: February 12 ...
Mellon: An American Life is a biographical book detailing the life Andrew Mellon (1855–1937), American banker, businessman, and philanthropist. Written by Sir David Cannadine, Dodge Professor of History at Princeton University, the book describes how Mellon built his personal wealth by investing and running businesses in major industries, eventually becoming the Secretary of the Treasury ...
Andrew Mellon, prominent banker and U.S. Secretary of the Treasury throughout the Roaring Twenties. Thomas Mellon (1813–1908), judge and founder of the Mellon Bank; married Sarah Jane Negley of Pittsburgh. As a boy he decided to abandon his parents' farming lifestyle for law and banking in the city after reading Benjamin Franklin's autobiography.
Andrew W. Mellon, 1922–1937; Sumner Welles, 1921–1927; Alanson B. Houghton, 1930–1934; The millionaire industrialist Andrew Mellon is perhaps most significant of these past occupants. He was Secretary of the Treasury from 1921 to 1932. This was the longest tenure since Albert Gallatin. Mellon made this his residence shortly after taking ...
The building was designed by architects and engineers in the Office of the Supervising Architect under Louis A. Simon, and built from 1928 to 1936. [2] The cornerstone was laid in 1929 by Treasury Secretary Andrew W. Mellon. [3]
Mellon’s grandfather Andrew was Treasury secretary from 1921 to 1932. In that role, he cut taxes for America’s wealthiest and successfully campaigned to remove any estate taxes so that he ...
See United States Secretary of the Treasury for a description of the office and a chronological list of the secretaries. ... Andrew Mellon; William M. Meredith;