Robert P. Lamont

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Robert Patterson Lamont

Robert Patterson Lamont Jr. ( December 1, 1867 in Detroit , Michigan , † February 20, 1948 in Chicago , Illinois ) was an American politician and between 1929 and 1932 the 5th Secretary of Commerce of the United States .

Life

Robert Patterson Lamont was born in Detroit in 1867 to Robert Lamont senior and his wife Isabella Lamont. On October 24, 1894, Lamont married Helen Gertrude Trotter, with whom he later had a son and two daughters. After Lamont moved to Chicago after completing his training and studying at the University of Michigan to live as a businessman, he served as an officer in World War I. Upon his return, he became Deputy Secretary of Commerce under President Warren G. Harding . When Herbert Hoover became President of the United States in 1929, he named Lamont Secretary of Commerce. He belonged to Hoover's cabinet between March 5, 1929 and August 7, 1932 and was replaced by Roy Dikeman Chapin . After resigning as Secretary of Commerce, Lamont became President of the American Iron and Steel Institute .

Trivia

  • The Lamont-Hussey Observatory in Bloemfontein is named after Lamont and one of his former friends, William Joseph Hussey

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b Lamont, Robert Patterson (1867-1948) www.politicalgraveyard.com
  2. Robert P. Lamont Robert P. Lamont in the Notable Names Database (English)
  3. Robert P. Lamont (1929–1932): Secretary of Commerce www.millercenter.org ( Memento of the original from January 24, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / millercenter.org
  4. Chapin for Lamont www.time.com - August 15, 1932