William John Duane
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| William John Duane | |
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| In office May 29, 1833 – September 22, 1833 |
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| Preceded by | Louis McLane |
| Succeeded by | Roger B. Taney |
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| Born | May 9, 1780 Clonmel, Ireland |
| Died | September 27, 1865 (aged 85) U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican, Democrat |
| Profession | Politician, Lawyer |
William John Duane (May 9, 1780 – September 27, 1865) was an Irish born American politician and lawyer from Pennsylvania.
Born in Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland, Duane emigrated to the United States with his father, William Duane, in 1796, settling in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He assisted his father in publishing the Aurora, a Philadelphia newspaper, until 1806. He became an influential lawyer and served several terms in the Pennsylvania General Assembly. He was one of the most powerful state politicians in Pennsylvania at the time.
In 1833, President Andrew Jackson appointed Duane Secretary of the Treasury. Like his predecessor, Louis McLane, who was moved to the Department of State, Duane refused to remove government deposits from the Bank of the United States and transfer them to state banks. This caused clashes with Jackson and Duane was soon replaced by Roger B. Taney. He defended his own position in his book Narrative and Correspondence Concerning the Removal of the Deposites, and Occurrences Connected Therewith, published in 1838.
Duane died on September 27, 1865.
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| Preceded by Louis McLane |
United States Secretary of the Treasury May 29, 1833 – September 22, 1833 |
Succeeded by Roger B. Taney |
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