William H. Woodin
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| 51st United States Secretary of the Treasury | |
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In office March 5, 1933 – December 31, 1933 |
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| President | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | Ogden L. Mills |
| Succeeded by | Henry Morgenthau, Jr. |
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William Hartman Woodin May 27, 1868 Berwick, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Died | May 3, 1934 (aged 65) New York City, New York, United States |
| Resting place | Pine Grove Cemetery in Berwick, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Annie Jessup |
| Children | Mary Woodin Anne Jessup Woodin William Hartman Woodin, Jr. Elizabeth Foster Woodin |
| Parents | Clemuel Ricketts "Clement" Woodin Mary Louise Dickerman Woodin |
| Alma mater | Columbia College in School of Mines (1890) |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
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William Hartman Woodin (May 27, 1868 – May 3, 1934) was a U.S. industrialist. He served as the Secretary of Treasury under Franklin Roosevelt in 1933.
Woodin was born in Berwick, Pennsylvania. He was closely involved in Jackson and Woodin Manufacturing Company. His father, Clemuel Ricketts "Clement" Woodin, preceded him in the presidency of the company and his grandfather, also named William Hartman Woodin, was an early partner in the company. He was a member of the Union League Club of New York. Woodin graduated from Columbia College School of Mines in 1890.
Jackson & Woodin grew under this combined leadership to become the largest railroad car builder in the eastern United States, and was one of the 13 companies that merged in 1899 to form American Car and Foundry Company (ACF).
Woodin married Annie Jessup, on October 9, 1889. They had three daughters and one son: Mary, Annie Jessup, William Hartman, Jr., and Elizabeth Foster Woodin. They lived in New York City.
Woodin stayed on with ACF for a while after the merger.
Woodin worked up through ACF management to become president in 1916. He was a director of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York from 1927 through 1932.
As Will Woodin, he collaborated with children's author Johnny Gruelle, composing music for the 1930 book Raggedy Ann's Sunny Songs and was the namesake of Gruelle's character Little Wooden Willie. In 1933, Woodin composed a march in honor of Roosevelt.
Woodin was a Republican businessman and was a major contributor to Roosevelt's campaign in 1932. Woodin served as the Treasury Secretary from March 4, 1933 until he resigned effective December 31, 1933. Because of his poor health, for some weeks in 1933 Treasury Under-Secretary Dean Acheson served as the Acting Secretary of the Treasury. Woodin was involved in major decisions that the new Roosevelt administration made to combat the Great Depression.
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