The Register of the Treasury was an officer of the United States Treasury Department. In 1919, the office of the Register became the Public Debt Service which, in 1940, became the Bureau of the Public Debt. The Register's duties included filing the accounting records of the government, transferring and cancelling federal debt securities, and filing the certificates of US-registered ships.
After Woodrow Wilson appointed an African-American, Adam E. Patterson, for the position in 1917, Southern Senators (including Hoke Smith, James K. Vardaman, and Ben Tillman) expressed their opposition to Patterson on the grounds of his race, also saying they opposed any African-American for an office that would put them above Caucasian women. Patterson quickly withdrew his name, and Wilson appointed Gabe E. Parker, the first white man to hold the position in fifteen years, to the Register of the Treasury, leaving African-Americans dismayed.[4]
Registers of the Treasury
The Treasury had eighteen Registers between 1861 and 1933.[5]
^Turkel, Stanley (2005). Heroes of the American Reconstruction: Profiles of Sixteen Educators, Politicians and Activists. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. p. 6. ISBN0-7864-1943-1. Senator Bruce was also the first black man to preside over the Senate and the first whose signature appeared on all the nation's paper currency (as Register of the Treasury starting on May 18, 1881)
^Holden, Henry M. (2006). To Be a U.S. Secret Service Agent. St Paul, Minnesota: Zenith Imprint. p. 90. ISBN0-7603-2293-7.
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^Harvey, George (1913). "The North American Review". New York City: Franklin Square. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
^"Registers of the Treasury". USPaperMoney.Info. Retrieved 2007-11-21.
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register, treasury, officer, united, states, treasury, department, 1919, office, register, became, public, debt, service, which, 1940, became, bureau, public, debt, register, duties, included, filing, accounting, records, government, transferring, cancelling, . The Register of the Treasury was an officer of the United States Treasury Department In 1919 the office of the Register became the Public Debt Service which in 1940 became the Bureau of the Public Debt The Register s duties included filing the accounting records of the government transferring and cancelling federal debt securities and filing the certificates of US registered ships The signature of the Register of the Treasury was found on almost all United States currency until 1923 along with that of the Treasurer of the United States Four of the five African Americans whose signatures have appeared on U S currency were Registers of the Treasury Blanche K Bruce Judson W Lyons William T Vernon and James C Napier 1 2 3 After Woodrow Wilson appointed an African American Adam E Patterson for the position in 1917 Southern Senators including Hoke Smith James K Vardaman and Ben Tillman expressed their opposition to Patterson on the grounds of his race also saying they opposed any African American for an office that would put them above Caucasian women Patterson quickly withdrew his name and Wilson appointed Gabe E Parker the first white man to hold the position in fifteen years to the Register of the Treasury leaving African Americans dismayed 4 Registers of the Treasury EditThe Treasury had eighteen Registers between 1861 and 1933 5 Name Dates servedLucius E Chittenden April 17 1861 August 10 1864S B Colby August 11 1864 September 21 1867Noah L Jeffries October 5 1867 March 15 1869John Allison April 3 1869 March 23 1878Glenni William Scofield April 1 1878 May 20 1881Blanche Kelso Bruce May 21 1881 June 5 1885William Starke Rosecrans June 8 1885 June 19 1893James Fount Tillman July 1 1893 December 2 1897Blanche Kelso Bruce December 3 1897 March 17 1898Judson Whitlocke Lyons April 7 1898 April 1 1906William Tecumseh Vernon June 11 1906 March 14 1911James Carroll Napier March 15 1911 September 30 1913Gabe E Parker October 1 1913 December 31 1914Houston Benge Teehee March 24 1915 November 20 1919William S Elliott November 21 1919 January 24 1922Harley V Speelman January 25 1922 September 30 1927Walter Orr Woods October 1 1927 January 17 1929Edward E Jones January 22 1929 May 31 1933References Edit Turkel Stanley 2005 Heroes of the American Reconstruction Profiles of Sixteen Educators Politicians and Activists Jefferson NC McFarland amp Company p 6 ISBN 0 7864 1943 1 Senator Bruce was also the first black man to preside over the Senate and the first whose signature appeared on all the nation s paper currency as Register of the Treasury starting on May 18 1881 Holden Henry M 2006 To Be a U S Secret Service Agent St Paul Minnesota Zenith Imprint p 90 ISBN 0 7603 2293 7 African Americans on Currency Bureau of Engraving and Printing Archived from the original on 2007 11 13 Retrieved 2007 11 20 Harvey George 1913 The North American Review New York City Franklin Square a href Template Cite magazine html title Template Cite magazine cite magazine a Cite magazine requires magazine help Registers of the Treasury USPaperMoney Info Retrieved 2007 11 21 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Registers of the Treasury U S Treasury Duties and Functions of the Bureau of the Public Debt cached Registers of the Treasury USPaperMoney Info 2001 Retrieved 2007 11 20 This United States government related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Register of the Treasury amp oldid 1028351202, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
