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==Biography==
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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>[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>[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>[http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/calbkbib:@field%28TITLE+@band%28Recollections+of+a+newspaperman;+%29%29 From Books Online]</ref>
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" />


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


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.

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Frank A. Leach

Frank Aleamon Leach (August 19, 1846 – June 19, 1929) was a United States newspaperman who was Director of the United States Mint from 1907 to 1909.

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.[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.

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Preceded by Director of the United States Mint
September 1907 – August 1909
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