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George B. Cortelyou

AKA George Bruce Cortelyou

Born: 26-Jul-1862
Birthplace: New York City
Died: 23-Oct-1940
Location of death: Queens, NY
Cause of death: unspecified
Remains: Buried, St. John's Chuch Cemetery, Oyster Bay, NY

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Politician
Party Affiliation: Republican

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: US Treasury Secretary, 1907-09

Father: Peter C. Cortelyou, Jr.
Mother: Rose Seary
Wife: Lily Morris Hinds (m. 15-Sep-1888, five children)

    High School: Hempstead Institute, Long Island (1879)
    University: BA, Massachusetts State Normal School, Westfield, MA (1882)
    Law School: LLB, Georgetown University Law School (1895)
    Law School: LLM, Georgetown University Law School (1896)

    Consolidated Gas President (1909-35)
    US Secretary of the Treasury (1907-09)
    US Postmaster General (1905-07)
    US Secretary of Commerce and Labor (1903-04)
    White House Staff Chief Clerk (1895-1903)
    US Official Secretary to the Fourth Asst. Postmaster-General (1892)
    New York State Official Secretary to the Chief Postal Inspector (1891)
    Republican National Committee Chairman (1904-07)
    Dutch Ancestry


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