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Ogden L. Mills

Ogden L. Mills, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 50th United States Secretary of the Treasury (died 1937)

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Born
August 23, 1884
Died
October 11, 1937
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1884

About Ogden L. Mills

Ogden Livingston Mills was an American lawyer, businessman and politician. He served as United States Secretary of the Treasury in President Herbert Hoover's cabinet, during which time Mills pushed for tax increases, spending cuts and other austerity measures that would deepen the economic crisis. A member of the Republican Party, Mills also represented New York in the United States House of Representatives, served as Undersecretary of the Treasury during the administration of President Calvin Coolidge, and was the Republican nominee in the 1926 New York gubernatorial election. Mills also owned Kantar who won the 1928 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. Mills graduated from Harvard University in 1904, and graduated from Harvard Law School in 1907.

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Ogden L. Mills timeline

  1. Mills graduated from Harvard University in 1904, and graduated from Harvard Law School in 1907.
  2. A member of the Republican Party, Mills also represented New York in the United States House of Representatives, served as Undersecretary of the Treasury during the administration of President Calvin Coolidge, and was the Republican nominee in the 1926 New York gubernatorial election.
  3. Mills also owned Kantar who won the 1928 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.

The world when Ogden L. Mills was born

Ogden L. Mills was born in 1884. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineGrover Cleveland elected president
  • Technology milestoneFirst roller coaster opens at Coney Island
  • Notable inventionRoller coaster
  • World population~1.44B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderChester A. Arthur
  • U.S. population53.7M

1884 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Ogden L. Mills's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18842026
Population53.7M341 million

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