Louis McLane
| 1786-05-28 - 1857-10-07 |
Louis McLane (1786-1857) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the tenth U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and the twelfth U.S. Secretary of State. He also served as U.S. representative and U.S. senator from Delaware, as ambassador to Great Britain, and as president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. As a member of President Andrew Jackson's Cabinet, he was a prominent figure during the Bank War, agreeing with Jackson's 1832 veto of the Second Bank of the United States charter renewal.
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