Gage, Lyman J. (Lyman Judson), 1836-1927

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Banker and public official.

From the description of Lyman J. Gage papers, 1897-1906. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80376349

Secretary of the Treasury during the administrations of Presidents McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt.

From the description of Lyman J. Gage letters, 1897-1902. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 495526615

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  • 1836, June 28: Born, DeRuyter, N.Y.
  • 1853: Moved to Chicago, Ill.; worked as bookkeeper
  • 1858: Entered banking house of Merchants Loan and Trust Co.
  • 1864: Married Sarah Etheridge (died 1874)
  • 1882: Became vice-president and executive officer, First National Bank of Chicago
  • 1884: Supported Grover Cleveland for president
  • 1887: Married Cornelia Washburn
  • 1890 - 1892 : President, Board of Directors, World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, Ill.
  • 1891 - 1897 : President, First National Bank of Chicago
  • 1896: Campaigned for William McKinley for president
  • 1897 - 1902 : Secretary of the treasury
  • 1900: Promoted passage of Gold Standard Act
  • 1902 - 1906 : President, United States Trust Co.
  • 1909: Married Frances Ada Ballou
  • 1927: Died, San Diego, Calif.

From the guide to the Lyman J. Gage Papers, 1897-1906, (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)
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creatorOf Lyman J. Gage Papers, 1897-1906 Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Scott, James W. (James Wilmot), 1849-1895. James W. Scott papers, 1891-1895. Chicago History Museum
creatorOf Kohlsaat, H. H. (Herman Henry), 1853-1924. Papers, 1892-1924. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
referencedIn William McKinley Papers, circa 1847-1935, (bulk 1897-1901) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Douglas Tilden Papers, 1860-1970 Bancroft Library
creatorOf Bacheller, Irving, 1859-1950. Papers of Irving Bacheller [manuscript] 1900-1947. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Gage, Lyman J. (Lyman Judson), 1836-1927. Lyman J. Gage letters, 1897-1902. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Norton family. Letters received by the Norton family, 1830-1920 Houghton Library
creatorOf Art Lovers' League (Buffalo, N.Y.). Letters received, 1903 Feb. 25-May 29. Buffalo History Museum, Research Library
referencedIn Clarke, James Freeman, 1810-1888. Additional correspondence, 1787-1886 Houghton Library
creatorOf Gage, Lyman J. (Lyman Judson), 1836-1927. [Scrapbook honoring Devillo R. Holt], 1897. Chicago History Museum
creatorOf United States Mint. Records of San Francisco branch of the United States Mint, 1856-1899. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
referencedIn Clarke, James Freeman, 1810-1888. Additional correspondence, 1787-1886 Houghton Library
referencedIn Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part I: The Revolution and the Administration, 1669-1958. Houghton Library
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associatedWith Art Lovers' League (Buffalo, N.Y.). corporateBody
associatedWith Bacheller, Irving, 1859-1950. person
associatedWith Clarke, James Freeman, 1810-1888 person
correspondedWith Cortelyou, George B. (George Bruce), 1862-1940 person
associatedWith Dearborn, Frederick M. (Frederick Myers), b. 1876 person
correspondedWith Easley, Ralph M. (Ralph Montgomery), b. 1858 person
associatedWith First National Bank of Chicago. corporateBody
associatedWith Gage, Cornelia Washburne. person
associatedWith Gage, Eli. person
correspondedWith Hanna, Marcus Alonzo, 1837-1904 person
associatedWith Knights of Labor. corporateBody
associatedWith Kohlsaat, H. H. (Herman Henry), 1853-1924. person
associatedWith McKinley, William, 1843-1901. person
correspondedWith Norton family, recipient. family
correspondedWith Peckham, Orville, 1846-1927 person
correspondedWith Pond, James B. (James Burton), 1838-1903 person
associatedWith Powderly, Terence Vincent, 1849-1924. person
associatedWith Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. person
correspondedWith Root, Elihu, 1845-1937 person
correspondedWith Scott, Charles Emory person
associatedWith Scott, James W. (James Wilmot), 1849-1895. person
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Birth 1836-06-28

Death 1927-01-26

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