
Franklin MacVeagh
Also Known As MacVeagh
Former United States Secretary of the Treasury
Education
- Graduated - Yale University
- Graduated - Columbia Law School
Overview
Franklin MacVeagh was an American politician, lawyer, grocer and banker. He served as the United States Secretary of the Treasury under President William Howard Taft.
Early Life
Franklin MacVeagh Born on November 22, 1837 in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, Franklin MacVeagh was a son of Major John MacVeagh and the former Margaret Lincoln. His brother, Isaac Wayne MacVeagh, became the U.S. Attorney General under Presidents James A. Garfield and Chester A. Arthur.
MacVeagh graduated from Yale University in 1862, where he was a member of Skull and Bones. 182 He then graduated from Columbia Law School in 1864. A Methodist, MacVeagh married Emily Eames in 1868; they had five children.
Career
- United States - Former Secretary of the Treasury