David Franklin Houston


Secretary of the Treasury (2/2/1920 - 3/3/1921)

Born: 02/17/1866 (Monroe, NC)
Died: 09/02/1940 (New York, NY)


Political Party:
Democrat


Demographics:
Male; Caucasian


Profession:
Politician, Professor


Political Positions:
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture (1913 - 1920);
U.S. Secretary of the Treasury (1920 - 1921)


Education:
South Carolina College [now University of South Carolina] (A.B., 1887); Harvard University [Political Science] (A.M., 1892)


Professional Details:
Spartanburg City Schools, Superintendent (1888-1891); University of Texas, Professor (1894-1902), Dean (1899-1902); Texas A&M University, President (1902-1905); University of Texas, President (1905-1908); Washington University in St. Louis, Chancellor (1908-1913)


Family:
m. Helen Beall (11-Dec-1895)


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