John Wesley Snyder
United States Secretary of the Treasury
Died when: 90 years 109 days (1083 months)Star Sign: Cancer
John Wesley Snyder (June 21, 1895 – October 8, 1985) was an American businessman and senior federal government official.Thanks to a close personal friendship with President Harry S Truman, Snyder became Secretary of the Treasury in the Truman administration.
He is the first native-born Arkansan to hold a US Cabinet post.Historian Alonzo Hamby emphasizes Snyder's conservatism, stating that he was openly skeptical of New Dealism, broad-gauged social programs, and intellectuals who believed the economy could be run from Washington.
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