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L. M. Shaw

L. M. Shaw
43rd United States Secretary of the Treasury
In office
February 1, 1902 – March 3, 1907
PresidentTheodore Roosevelt
Preceded byLyman J. Gage
Succeeded byGeorge B. Cortelyou
17th Governor of Iowa
In office
January 13, 1898 – January 16, 1902
LieutenantJames C. Milliman
Preceded byFrancis M. Drake
Succeeded byAlbert B. Cummins
Personal details
Born
Leslie Mortier Shaw

(1848-11-02)November 2, 1848
Morristown, Vermont, U.S.
DiedMarch 28, 1932(1932-03-28) (aged 83)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseAlice Crenshaw
Children3
EducationCornell College (BA)
University of Iowa (LLB)

Leslie Mortier Shaw (November 2, 1848 – March 28, 1932) was an American businessman, lawyer, and politician. He served as the 17th Governor of Iowa and was a Republican candidate in the 1908 United States presidential election. He was Secretary of the Treasury from 1902 to 1907.[1][2]

  1. ^ Andrew, A. Piatt (1907). "The Treasury and the Banks Under Secretary Shaw". The Quarterly Journal of Economics. 21 (4): 519–568. doi:10.2307/1883587. ISSN 0033-5533. JSTOR 1883587.
  2. ^ Timberlake, Richard H. (1963). "Mr. Shaw and His Critics: Monetary Policy in the Golden Era Reviewed". The Quarterly Journal of Economics. 77 (1): 40–54. doi:10.2307/1879371. ISSN 0033-5533. JSTOR 1879371.

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