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Born June 18, 1858Albany, 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.
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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.
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