Ogden L. Mills | |
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50th United States Secretary of the Treasury | |
In office February 12, 1932 – March 3, 1933 |
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President | Herbert Hoover |
Preceded by | Andrew W. Mellon |
Succeeded by | William H. Woodin |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 17th district |
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In office March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1927 |
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Preceded by | Herbert C. Pell, Jr. |
Succeeded by | William W. Cohen |
Member of the New York Senate from the 17th district |
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In office January 1, 1915 – December 31, 1917 |
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Preceded by | Walter R. Herrick |
Succeeded by | Courtlandt Nicoll |
Personal details | |
Born |
Newport, Rhode Island, U.S. |
August 23, 1884
Died | October 11, 1937 New York City, New York, U.S. |
(aged 53)
Resting place | St. James Churchyard, Hyde Park, New York, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Margaret Styuvesant Rutherford Mills (1st wife) Dorothy Randolph Fell Mills (2nd wife) |
Parents |
Ogden Mills Ruth Livingston Mills |
Alma mater |
Harvard University (1904) Harvard Law School (1907) |
Occupation | Politician |
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Military service | |
Service/branch | United States Army |
Years of service | 1917-1918 |
Rank | Captain |
Battles/wars | World War I |
Ogden Livingston Mills (August 23, 1884 – October 11, 1937) was an American lawyer, businessman and politician. He served as United States Secretary of the Treasury in President Herbert Hoover's cabinet.
Mills was born on August 23, 1884, in Newport, Rhode Island, the son of Ogden Mills, a financier and racehorse owner, and his wife, the former Ruth T. Livingston. He had twin sisters, Beatrice Mills Forbes and Gladys Mills Phipps, and was the grandson of the banker Darius Ogden Mills.
Mills graduated from Harvard University in 1904, and graduated from Harvard Law School in 1907. He was admitted to the bar in 1908.
Mills married his first wife, Margaret Styuvesant Rutherford, the step-daughter of William Kissam Vanderbilt, on September 20, 1911. They divorced in 1919. Mills married his second wife, the former Dorothy Randolph Fell, on September 2, 1924. She was the former wife of the banker John R. Fell.
While in New York, Mills was an active member of the New York Civitan Club.
Mills was a delegate to the 1912, 1916 and the 1920 Republican National Conventions. He was a member of the New York State Senate from 1915 to 1917, sitting in the 138th, 139th and the 140th New York State Legislatures, and was the Chairman of the Committee on Affairs of the New York City, New York in 1917.