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George Sewall Boutwell (January 28, 1818 – February 27, 1905) was an American politician, lawyer, and statesman from Massachusetts.
George Sewall Boutwell, né le 28 janvier 1818 à Brookline (Massachusetts) et mort le 27 février 1905 à Groton (Massachusetts), est un homme politique américain.
Learn about George S. Boutwell, who served as Secretary of the Treasury under President Ulysses S. Grant. He improved the organization of the Department, reorganized the Mint, and blocked a gold market cornering scheme.
George Sewall Boutwell (born Jan. 28, 1818, Brookline, Mass., U.S.—died Feb. 27, 1905, Groton, Mass.) was a leading Radical Republican during the American Civil War and Reconstruction era. Boutwell worked as a clerk while teaching himself law and in 1842 was elected to the state legislature.
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Learn about the life and achievements of George S. Boutwell, a Republican politician who served as secretary of the treasury under Ulysses S. Grant and as a senator under Rutherford B. Hayes. Find out how he changed his party affiliation, fought for the Union, and opposed imperialism.
Grant's Secretary of Treasury, George S. Boutwell, continued to sell Treasury gold on the open market. In late August 1869, President Grant consulted with businessman, A. T. Stewart, Grant's initial Cabinet nominee for Secretary of Treasury, concerning the Treasury's selling gold.
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