With his brother Richard, this man co-founded a namesake Institute of Industrial Research.
With his brother Richard, this man co-founded a namesake Institute of Industrial Research. Stateboss Boies Penrose recommended him for a cabinet position declined by Charles Dawes. This authorof Taxation: The People's Business provided much of the initial collection for the National Gallery ofArt. This cabinet member reduced the tax rate from 65 to 25 percent and reduced the overallgovernment budget from 7.5 to 3.5 billion dollars by his second year. He signed an agreement withHenry (*) Berenger to set the war debt France owed to the United States and was succeeded after an11-year tenure by Ogden Mills. For 10 points, name this Treasury Secretary during the Great Depression,the co-namesake a Pittsburgh university with Andrew Carnegie.
With his brother Richard, this man co-founded a namesake Institute of Industrial Research.
Andrew (William) Mellon