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'''Frank Aleamon Leach''' (August 19, 1846 – June 19, 1929) was a [[United States]] newspaperman who was [[Director of the United States Mint]] from 1906 to 1909. In the aftermath of the 1906 [[1906 San Francisco earthquake|San Francisco earthquake]], the heroic efforts by Frank A. Leach, and his men preserved the old [[San Francisco Mint]] building and the bullion that then backed the nation's currency.
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'''Frank Aleamon Leach''' (August 19, 1846 &ndash; June 19, 1929) was a [[United States]] newspaperman who was [[Director of the United States Mint]] from 1906 to 1909. In the aftermath of the 1906 [[1906 San Francisco earthquake|San Francisco earthquake]], the heroic efforts by Frank A. Leach and his men preserved the old [[San Francisco Mint]] building and the bullion that then backed the nation's currency.


==Biography==
==Biography==


Frank A. Leach was born in [[Auburn, New York]] on August 19, 1846, the son of Edwin Warren Leach and his wife Mary A. Leach.<ref name="bare_url_a">[http://books.google.com/books?id=eX0QOpl7iBQC&pg=PA1111&lpg=PA1111&dq=Frank+Aleamon+Leach+mint&source=bl&ots=W7UndOUAoG&sig=QtumQcThyQQwGpD7MxIj3G0_Kx0&hl=en&ei=ejWOTdZw5onRAfXKlbML&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CC8Q6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=Frank%20Aleamon%20Leach%20mint&f=false ''Who's Who in America'' (1908-1909), Vol. 5, p. 1111]</ref> When he was a boy, his father moved to [[Sacramento, California]] to establish a [[bottling]] plant there, and Frank and his mother later joined his father there.<ref name="bare_url">[http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/calbkbib:@field%28TITLE+@band%28Recollections+of+a+newspaperman;+%29%29 From Books Online]</ref> In 1857, the family moved to [[Napa, California]].<ref name="bare_url" />
Frank A. Leach was born in [[Auburn, New York]], on August 19, 1846, the son of Edwin Warren Leach and his wife Mary A. Leach.<ref name="bare_url_a">{{Cite book|last1=Leonard|first1=John William|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eX0QOpl7iBQC&q=Frank%2520Aleamon%2520Leach%2520mint&pg=PA1111|title=Who's who in America|last2=Marquis|first2=Albert Nelson|date=1908|publisher=A. N. Marquis|language=en}}</ref> When he was a boy, his father moved to [[Sacramento, California]], to establish a [[bottling]] plant there, and Frank and his mother later joined his father there.<ref name="bare_url">{{Cite web|title=Search results for California as I Saw It: First-Person Narratives of California's Early Years, 1849 to 1900, Recollections of a Newspaperman, Available Online|url=https://www.loc.gov/collections/california-first-person-narratives/?fi=title&q=recollections%2520of%2520a%2520newspaperman;|access-date=2022-12-31|website=Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA}}</ref> In 1857, the family moved to [[Napa, California]].<ref name="bare_url" />


In 1867, at age 20, Leach became a [[newspaper]] [[publisher]] when he began publishing the [[Vallejo, California|Vallejo]] ''Evening-Chronicle''.<ref name="bare_url_a" /> He married Mary Louise Powell in Vallejo in December 1870.<ref name="bare_url_a" /> He published the ''Evening-Standard'' until 1886, when he moved to [[Oakland, California]] and founded the Oakland ''Enquirer''.<ref name="bare_url_a" />
In 1867, at age 20, Leach became a [[newspaper]] [[publisher]] when he began publishing the [[Vallejo, California|Vallejo]] ''Evening-Chronicle''.<ref name="bare_url_a" /> He married Mary Louise Powell in Vallejo in December 1870.<ref name="bare_url_a" /> He published the ''Evening-Standard'' until 1886, when he moved to [[Oakland, California]], and founded the Oakland ''Enquirer''.<ref name="bare_url_a" />


Leach retired from journalism in 1897 to become Superintendent of the [[San Francisco Mint]].<ref name="bare_url_a" /> In 1907, on the recommendation of [[United States Secretary of the Treasury]] [[George B. Cortelyou]], [[President of the United States]] [[Theodore Roosevelt]] named Leach [[Director of the United States Mint]] and Leach held that office from September 1907 until August 1909.<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F20E14F93F5A12738DDDA00894DF405B878CF1D3 "Mint Director Appointed; Frank A. Leach, at Present Superintendent in San Francisco", ''New York Times'', July 9, 1907]</ref>
Leach retired from journalism in 1897 to become Superintendent of the [[San Francisco Mint]].<ref name="bare_url_a" /> In 1907, on the recommendation of [[United States Secretary of the Treasury]] [[George B. Cortelyou]], [[President of the United States]] [[Theodore Roosevelt]] named Leach [[Director of the United States Mint]] and Leach held that office from September 1907 until August 1909.<ref>{{Cite news|date=1907-07-09|title=MINT DIRECTOR APPOINTED.; Frank A. Leach, at Present Superintendent at San Francisco.|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1907/07/09/archives/mint-director-appointed-frank-a-leach-at-present-superintendent-at.html|access-date=2022-12-31|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>


Frank Leach died on June 19, 1929. He is buried at [[Mountain View Cemetery (Oakland, California)]], plot 14B.
Frank Leach died on June 19, 1929. He is buried at [[Mountain View Cemetery (Oakland, California)]], plot 14B.


==Works==
==Works==
* {{cite book| title=Recollections of a Newspaperman | url=http://books.google.com/books?id=XUkOAAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Frank+Aleamon+Leach&source=bl&ots=F9d6qzuMDl&sig=QbSqEUKi8sEeTWqnuwzfSQ96oT8&hl=en&ei=rDiOTd_7AomH0QG0sNi5Cw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBUQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false |year= 1917 |publisher = S. Levinson |location= San Francisco, CA| pages=416| oclc= 5168858}}
* {{cite book| title=Recollections of a Newspaperman | url=https://archive.org/details/recollectionsan00leacgoog | quote=Frank Aleamon Leach. |year= 1917 |publisher = S. Levinson |location= San Francisco, CA| pages=416| oclc= 5168858}}
* {{cite book|title=Wild Life in California: Some of Its Birds, Animals and Flowers|year=1920|publisher=Tribune Publishing Company|location=Oakland, CA|pages=109|url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b4500496;view=1up;seq=23|oclc=12257730 }}
* {{cite book|title=Wild Life in California: Some of Its Birds, Animals and Flowers|year=1920|publisher=Tribune Publishing Company|location=Oakland, CA|pages=109|url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b4500496;view=1up;seq=23|oclc=12257730 }}


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For the American businessman and Wisconsin politician, see Frank A. Leach (politician).
Frank A. Leach
Frank A. Leach
Director of the United States Mint
In office
September 1907 – August 1909
PresidentTheodore Roosevelt
William Howard Taft
Preceded byGeorge E. Roberts
Succeeded byAbram Andrew

Frank Aleamon Leach (August 19, 1846 – June 19, 1929) was a United States newspaperman who was Director of the United States Mint from 1906 to 1909. In the aftermath of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, the heroic efforts by Frank A. Leach and his men preserved the old San Francisco Mint building and the bullion that then backed the nation's currency.

Biography[edit]

Frank A. Leach was born in Auburn, New York, on August 19, 1846, the son of Edwin Warren Leach and his wife Mary A. Leach.[1] When he was a boy, his father moved to Sacramento, California, to establish a bottling plant there, and Frank and his mother later joined his father there.[2] In 1857, the family moved to Napa, California.[2]

In 1867, at age 20, Leach became a newspaper publisher when he began publishing the Vallejo Evening-Chronicle.[1] He married Mary Louise Powell in Vallejo in December 1870.[1] He published the Evening-Standard until 1886, when he moved to Oakland, California, and founded the Oakland Enquirer.[1]

Leach retired from journalism in 1897 to become Superintendent of the San Francisco Mint.[1] In 1907, on the recommendation of United States Secretary of the Treasury George B. Cortelyou, President of the United States Theodore Roosevelt named Leach Director of the United States Mint and Leach held that office from September 1907 until August 1909.[3]

Frank Leach died on June 19, 1929. He is buried at Mountain View Cemetery (Oakland, California), plot 14B.

Works[edit]

  • Recollections of a Newspaperman. San Francisco, CA: S. Levinson. 1917. p. 416. OCLC 5168858. Frank Aleamon Leach.
  • Wild Life in California: Some of Its Birds, Animals and Flowers. Oakland, CA: Tribune Publishing Company. 1920. p. 109. OCLC 12257730.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e Leonard, John William; Marquis, Albert Nelson (1908). Who's who in America. A. N. Marquis.
  2. ^ a b "Search results for California as I Saw It: First-Person Narratives of California's Early Years, 1849 to 1900, Recollections of a Newspaperman, Available Online". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
  3. ^ "MINT DIRECTOR APPOINTED.; Frank A. Leach, at Present Superintendent at San Francisco". The New York Times. 1907-07-09. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
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