L. M. Shaw

L. M. Shaw

Infobox US Cabinet official
name=Leslie Mortimer Shaw


order=43rd
title=United States Secretary of the Treasury
term_start=February 1, 1902
term_end=March 3, 1907
predecessor=Lyman J. Gage
successor=George B. Cortelyou
birth_date=birth date|1848|11|2|mf=y
birth_place=Morristown, Vermont, U.S.
death_date=death date and age|1932|3|28|1848|11|2
death_place=Washington, D.C., U.S.
party=Republican
spouse=
profession=Politician, Lawyer, Banker

Leslie Mortimer Shaw (November 2, 1848ndash March 28, 1932) was an American businessman, lawyer and politician.

Born in Morristown, Vermont, he became a lawyer and banker, and in 1898 became Governor of Iowa, serving until 1902. He then became United States Secretary of the Treasury under President Theodore Roosevelt in 1902, serving until 1907.

He was a candidate for the nomination of the Republican Party during the U.S. presidential election, 1908.

After leaving the Presidential Cabinet and public life he returned to banking, working in New York City.

He died in Washington, DC, and is buried at the Oakland Cemetery in Denison, Iowa.

References

* [http://www.treasury.gov/offices/management/curator/collection/secretary/shaw.htm Treasury Biography]

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