Frederic M. Sackett

Frederic M. Sackett (1924)

Frederic Mosley Sackett (born December 17, 1868 in Providence , Rhode Island , † May 18, 1941 in Baltimore , Maryland ) was an American politician ( Republican Party ) and diplomat .

Life

Sackett, whose father ran a wool factory, started studying law after attending school . He graduated from Brown University in 1890 and Harvard in 1893 . After joining the bar that same year, he began practicing in Columbus . Shortly thereafter, he moved to Cincinnati , and later to Louisville , Kentucky . He worked as a lawyer until 1907.

In 1898, Sackett and Olive Speed married, who came from a well-known Kentucky family. This had achieved prosperity through trading in coal and cement . Over time, Sackett was also introduced to the business world this way. Between 1907 and 1912 he was president of the Louisville Gas Company and the Louisville Lighting Company . He presided over the Louisville Chamber of Commerce in 1917, 1922 and 1923. From 1917 to 1924 he headed the local branch of the Federal Reserve Bank .

Public offices

During the First World War , Frederic Sackett served as federal commissioner for the food supply in the state of Kentucky. He made friends with the future US President Herbert Hoover , who was then the National Food Commissioner. From 1919 to 1924 he was a member of Kentucky's State Welfare Agency.

In 1924 he was elected for the Republican Party to represent Kentucky in the US Senate . His term began on March 4, 1925. He resigned on January 9, 1930 after President Hoover appointed him Ambassador of the United States to Germany . After three years of service in Berlin, he resigned this post in 1933 and resumed his business activities as a private individual.

During a visit to Baltimore, he died of complications from a heart attack. He was buried in Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville.

Honors

Honorary doctorate from the Berlin School of Management

Individual evidence

^ Moritz Julius Bonn : This is how you make history. Balance of a life . List, Munich 1953. p. 328.

Web links

Commons : Frederic M. Sackett - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Literature by and about Frederic M. Sackett in the catalog of the German National Library
Frederic M. Sackett in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

Frederic M. Sackett in the database of Find a Grave (English)

personal data
SURNAME	Sackett, Frederic M.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Sackett, Frederic Mosley (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	December 17, 1868
PLACE OF BIRTH	Providence , Rhode Island
DATE OF DEATH	May 18, 1941
Place of death	Baltimore , Maryland

[1] Moritz Julius Bonn : This is how you make history. Balance of a life . List, Munich 1953. p. 328.