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]
Career
Julian's signature appeared on the 1934 gold certificates, which included the largest-denominated deposit certificates ever issued by the United States.
Julian settled in Cincinnati, where he first worked as a bank clerk, then as a shoe manufacturer. Building on the success of his shoe business, he went on to a career in bank management. He declined repeated offers of public office, including Woodrow Wilson's offers of seats on the Federal Trade Commission and the Federal Reserve Board. 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.