William C. Redfield

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William C. Redfield was an American politician and businessman who became the inaugural U.S. Secretary of Commerce in the early 20th century.

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instanceOf United States Cabinet member
businessperson
human
politician
appointedBy Woodrow Wilson
birthDate 1858-06-18
birthPlace Albany
surface form: Albany, New York
causeOfDeath illness
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1932-06-13
deathPlace New York City
educatedAt public schools in Albany, New York
employer U.S. Department of Commerce
surface form: United States Department of Commerce
endTime 1919 as United States Secretary of Commerce
familyName Redfield
fieldOfWork economic policy
industrial policy
trade and commerce
givenName William
hasHonorificPrefix The Honorable
inception first United States Secretary of Commerce
industry commerce
manufacturing
legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
middleName Cox
nativeLanguage English
notableFor being the first United States Secretary of Commerce
notableWork development of the United States Department of Commerce
occupation businessperson
manufacturer
politician
officeContested United States House of Representatives
partOf Woodrow Wilson administration
surface form: Cabinet of President Woodrow Wilson
positionHeld United States Representative
Secretary of Commerce of the United States
surface form: United States Secretary of Commerce
precededBy position newly created as United States Secretary of Commerce
religion Methodism
represented New York
residence Brooklyn
surface form: Brooklyn, New York
sexOrGender male
spouse Annie M. Boughton
startTime 1913 as United States Secretary of Commerce
succeededBy Joshua W. Alexander
workLocation Washington, D.C.

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