Henry Morgenthau Jr.

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Democratic Party politician United States Secretary of the Treasury diplomat farmer human politician

Henry Morgenthau Jr. was the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury under President Franklin D. Roosevelt, known for financing the New Deal and World War II and for his prominent role in shaping wartime economic and refugee policies.

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Democratic Party politician → United States Secretary of the Treasury → diplomat → farmer → human → politician →
appointedBy	Franklin D. Roosevelt →
authored	Germany is Our Problem →
birthDate	1891-05-11 →
birthPlace	New York → New York City → United States →
child	Henry Morgenthau III →
closeFriend	Franklin D. Roosevelt →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
deathDate	1967-02-06 →
deathPlace	Poughkeepsie, New York →
educatedAt	Cornell University → Phillips Exeter Academy →
ethnicGroup	Jewish Americans →
familyName	Morgenthau →
father	Henry Morgenthau Sr. →
fullName	Henry Morgenthau Jr. →
givenName	Henry →
knownFor	advocacy on behalf of European Jewish refugees → role in creation of the War Refugee Board → shaping U.S. wartime economic policy during World War II →
memberOfPoliticalParty	Democratic Party (United States) →
mother	Josephine Sykes →
notableIdea	Morgenthau Plan →
notableWork	financing United States participation in World War II → financing the New Deal →
occupation	civil servant → farmer → politician →
participatedIn	New Deal → World War II →
positionHeld	Chairman of the United States Advisory Committee on Political Refugees → Chairman of the United States Farm Credit Administration → Governor of the Federal Farm Board → United States Secretary of the Treasury →
predecessor	William H. Woodin →
religion	Judaism →
residence	Fishkill, New York → Hyde Park, New York →
servedInCabinetOf	Franklin D. Roosevelt →
signatureImage	Henry Morgenthau Jr Signature.svg →
spouse	Elinor Fatman →
successor	Fred M. Vinson →
termEnd	1945-07-22 →
termStart	1934-01-01 →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
War Refugee Board →	boardMember
United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference →	chairperson
Section of Painting and Sculpture →	foundedBy
Henry Morgenthau Jr. →	fullName
War Refugee Board →	hasChairperson
Committee on Economic Security →	hasMember
United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference →	keyPerson
Harry Dexter White →	workedUnder