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[[Image:Andrew mellon stamp.jpg|right|thumb|US postage stamp commemorating Andrew Mellon]] | [[Image:Andrew mellon stamp.jpg|right|thumb|US postage stamp commemorating Andrew Mellon]] | ||
| − | '''Andrew W. Mellon''' ( | + | '''Andrew W. Mellon''' (1855 - 1937), Served as [[United States Secretary of the Treasury]] from 1921-1932, American ambassador to Great Britain 1932-1933, co-endower and co-eponym of [[Carnegie Mellon University]], art collector, financier and philanthropist, founder and endower National Gallery of Art. |
He was appointed Secretary of the Treasury by President [[Warren G. Harding]] in 1921. | He was appointed Secretary of the Treasury by President [[Warren G. Harding]] in 1921. | ||
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''His theory was that big business would prosper in proportion to the lightening of its tax load and its profit, would be transferred to the rest of the nation.''<ref>[http://www.treas.gov/education/history/secretaries/awmellon.shtml Mellon's philosophy.] </ref> </blockquote> | ''His theory was that big business would prosper in proportion to the lightening of its tax load and its profit, would be transferred to the rest of the nation.''<ref>[http://www.treas.gov/education/history/secretaries/awmellon.shtml Mellon's philosophy.] </ref> </blockquote> | ||
| − | Mellon served under | + | Mellon served under presidents Harding, Coolidge and Hoover as Secretary of the Treasury, during which time he reduced U.S. debt by 9 billion dollars. Mellon ranked, at the time, as one of the richest people in the world. His vast art collection formed the basis of the [[National Gallery of Art]]. |
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation was formed on June 30, 1969. The Foundation philosophy is to build, strengthen and sustain institutions and their core capacities. | The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation was formed on June 30, 1969. The Foundation philosophy is to build, strengthen and sustain institutions and their core capacities. | ||
| − | + | ==Further reading== | |
| − | == | + | * Cannadine, David. ''Mellon: An American Life'' (2008), the standard scholarly biography |
| − | *Taxation: The People's Business, 1924. | + | == Primary sources== |
| + | * Mellon, Andrew. ''Taxation: The People's Business,'' 1924. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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==References == | ==References == | ||
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Revision as of 22:10, January 18, 2009
Andrew W. Mellon (1855 - 1937), Served as United States Secretary of the Treasury from 1921-1932, American ambassador to Great Britain 1932-1933, co-endower and co-eponym of Carnegie Mellon University, art collector, financier and philanthropist, founder and endower National Gallery of Art.
He was appointed Secretary of the Treasury by President Warren G. Harding in 1921.
His theory was that big business would prosper in proportion to the lightening of its tax load and its profit, would be transferred to the rest of the nation.[1]
Mellon served under presidents Harding, Coolidge and Hoover as Secretary of the Treasury, during which time he reduced U.S. debt by 9 billion dollars. Mellon ranked, at the time, as one of the richest people in the world. His vast art collection formed the basis of the National Gallery of Art.
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation was formed on June 30, 1969. The Foundation philosophy is to build, strengthen and sustain institutions and their core capacities.
Further reading
- Cannadine, David. Mellon: An American Life (2008), the standard scholarly biography
Primary sources
- Mellon, Andrew. Taxation: The People's Business, 1924.
See also
External links
- Secretaries of the Treasury History of the Treasury
- The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
- Andrew W. Mellon Encyclopædia Britannica.