Albert Gallatin
Albert Gallatin | |
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| 4th United States Secretary of the Treasury | |
| In office May 14, 1801 – February 8, 1814 | |
| President | Thomas Jefferson (1801-1809) James Madison (1809-1814) |
| Preceded by | Samuel Dexter |
| Succeeded by | George W. Campbell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 29, 1761 Geneva, Switzerland |
| Died | August 12, 1849 (aged 88) Astoria, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Sophia Gallatin (desc.) Hannah Gallatin |
| Profession | Politician, Teacher |
Abraham Alfonse Albert Gallatin (January 29, 1761 – August 12, 1849) was a Swiss-American ethnologist, linguist, politician, diplomat, Congressman, and the longest-serving United States Secretary of the Treasury. He was also a founder of New York University.
Honors
[change | change source]- The Gallatin School of Individualized Study at New York University honors his founding.
- Gallatin's portrait was on the front of the $500 United States Note issued in 1862–63.
- Gallatin's portrait was on the standard 1¼¢ stamp from 1967–73.
- Friendship Hill National Historic Site, a 661-acre estate which includes the beautifully restored home of Albert Gallatin, is run by the National Park Service and is located within the boundaries of the Albert Gallatin School District in Fayette County, PA. It is open to the public.
- The United States Department of the Treasury's highest career service award is named the Albert Gallatin Award in his honor.
- USCGC Gallatin (WHEC-721), a 378-foot (115 m), high-endurance Coast Guard cutter homeported in Charleston, S.C., is named for him.
Placenames
[change | change source]- Gallatin County, Illinois
- Gallatin County, Kentucky
- Gallatin, Missouri
- Gallatin County, Montana.
- Gallatin River (Montana)
- Gallatin Mountain Range (Montana)
- Albert Gallatin Area School District, Pennsylvania
- Gallatin, Tennessee
- Gallatin Street in Washington, D.C.
- Gallatin Street in Pico Rivera, CA
- Gallatin Street in Downey, CA
- Gallatin Hall at Harvard Business School in Boston, Massachusetts.
- Gallatin Hall at Robert Morris University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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| Vice President |
Aaron Burr (1801–1805) • George Clinton (1805–1809) |  |
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| Secretary of State | James Madison (1801–1809) | |
| Secretary of the Treasury |
Samuel Dexter (1801) • Albert Gallatin (1801–1809) | |
| Secretary of War | Henry Dearborn (1801–1809) | |
| Attorney General |
Levi Lincoln Sr. (1801–1804) • Robert Smith (1805) • John Breckinridge (1805–1806) • Caesar A. Rodney (1807–1809) | |
| Secretary of the Navy |
Benjamin Stoddert (1801) • Robert Smith (1801–1809) | |
| Vice President |
George Clinton (1809 – 1812) • Elbridge Gerry (1813 – 1814) |  |
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| Secretary of State |
Robert Smith (1809 – 1811) • James Monroe (1811 – 1814) (1815 – 1817) | |
| Secretary of the Treasury |
Albert Gallatin (1809 – 1814) • George W. Campbell (1814) • Alexander J. Dallas (1814 – 1816) • William H. Crawford (1816 – 1817) | |
| Secretary of War |
William Eustis (1809 – 1813) • John Armstrong, Jr. (1813 – 1814) • James Monroe (1814 – 1815) • William H. Crawford (1815 – 1816) | |
| Attorney General | ||
| Secretary of the Navy |
Paul Hamilton (1809 – 1813) • William Jones (1813 – 1814) • Benjamin Williams Crowninshield (1814 – 1817) | |