politician
Louis McLane.
American lawyer and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware, and Baltimore, Maryland (1786-1857)
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About Louis McLane
Louis McLane was an American lawyer and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware, and Baltimore, Maryland. He was a veteran of the War of 1812, a member of the Federalist Party and later the Democratic Party. He served as the U.S. representative from Delaware, U.S. senator from Delaware, the tenth U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, the twelfth U.S. Secretary of State, ambassador to Great Britain, and president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
Everything about Louis McLane →- Occupation
- politician, lawyer, diplomat
- Position held
- United States representative, United States Secretary of the Treasury, United States Secretary of State, ambassador
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- May 28, 1786
- Died
- October 7, 1857