Sneha Girap (Editor)

William C Redfield

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
President
  
Woodrow Wilson

Succeeded by
  
James P. Maher

Preceded by
  
Richard Young


Succeeded by
  
Joshua W. Alexander

Preceded by
  
Position established

Name
  
William Redfield

William C. Redfield

Born
  
June 18, 1858 Albany, New York, U.S. (
1858-06-18
)

Died
  
June 13, 1932(1932-06-13) (aged 73) New York City, New York, U.S.

William Cox Redfield (June 18, 1858 – June 13, 1932) was a Democratic politician from New York.

Contents

William C. Redfield FilePortrait of William C Redfieldjpg Wikimedia Commons

Life

He served as the first United States Secretary of Commerce from 1913 to 1919 after the division of the Department of Commerce and Labor. Previously, Redfield served as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1911 to 1913 and was an unsuccessful Democratic nominee for the vice presidency in 1912.

Publications

  • With Congress and Cabinet (1924)

    • References

    William C. Redfield Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA