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Having previously worked as a shoe salesman and bank clerk, Julian had a successful business career as a shoe manufacturing executive, bank president and bank director. He ran unsuccessfully for [[U.S. Senator]] from Ohio in 1920 and retired from business soon afterward.<ref name="obituary">[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1917&dat=19490530&id=32EpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hIEFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1453,4296372 Julian, U.S. Treasurer, Is Killed In Crash], [[Schenectady Gazette]], May 30, 1949</ref> He appeared as a delegate to the [[Democratic National Convention]] from Ohio in 1924, 1932, 1940 and 1948. |
Having previously worked as a shoe salesman and bank clerk, Julian had a successful business career as a shoe manufacturing executive, bank president and bank director. He ran unsuccessfully for [[U.S. Senator]] from Ohio in 1920 and retired from business soon afterward.<ref name="obituary">[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1917&dat=19490530&id=32EpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hIEFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1453,4296372 Julian, U.S. Treasurer, Is Killed In Crash], [[Schenectady Gazette]], May 30, 1949</ref> He appeared as a delegate to the [[Democratic National Convention]] from Ohio in 1924, 1932, 1940 and 1948. |
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As the only Treasurer appointed by [[Franklin Roosevelt]], Julian was one of the longest-serving Treasurers, although a distant second to [[Thomas T. Tucker]]. He was also the last man to hold the office. During his term the country abandoned the [[gold standard]] as a basis for domestic currency. |
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==Death== |
William Alexander Julian
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28th Treasurer of the United States | |
In office June 1, 1933 – May 29, 1949 | |
President | Franklin D. Roosevelt Harry S. Truman |
Preceded by | W.O. Woods |
Succeeded by | Georgia Neese Clark |
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Born | (1870-08-06)August 6, 1870 |
Died | May 29, 1949(1949-05-29) (aged 78) Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
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William Alexander Julian (August 6, 1870 – May 29, 1949) served as the 28th Treasurer of the United States from June 1, 1933 to May 29, 1949 under Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman.
Julian was born on August 6, 1870,[1] the son of Alexander and Elizabeth C. (nee Laughlin) Julian.[2][3] In 1888, Julian graduated from Dodds College in Frankfort, Kentucky.[1]
Having previously worked as a shoe salesman and bank clerk, Julian had a successful business career as a shoe manufacturing executive, bank president and bank director. He ran unsuccessfully for U.S. Senator from Ohio in 1920 and retired from business soon afterward.[4] He appeared as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention from Ohio in 1924, 1932, 1940 and 1948.
As the only Treasurer appointed by Franklin Roosevelt, Julian was one of the longest-serving Treasurers, although a distant second to Thomas T. Tucker. He was also the last man to hold the office. During his term the country abandoned the gold standard as a basis for domestic currency.
On May 29, 1949, Julian died in a car crash in Bethesda, Maryland.[4][1]
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Preceded by | Treasurer of the United States 1933–1949 |
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