Morgenthau, Henry, 1891-1967

Henry Morgenthau, Jr. (1891-1967), neighbor and life-long friend of Franklin D. Roosevelt, served under Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt as Conservation Commissioner of the State of New York from 1929 to 1933. He was also Chairman of the Advisory Commission on Agriculture, and member of the Taconic State Park Commission. Under President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Morgenthau served as Chairman of the Federal Farm Board from March to May 1933, as Governor of the Farm Credit Administration from May to November 1933, as Under Secretary of the Treasury from November to December 1933, and Secretary of the Treasury from January 1934 to July 1945. Morgenthau was Chairman of the United Jewish Appeal from 1947 to 1951.

Cabinet member in Roosevelt's administration; Washington, D.C.

At the time that Werfel wrote, Morgenthau was the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury. Werfel refers to Morgenthau's father, Henry Morgenthau (1856-1946), as a friend; the elder Morgenthau had been the U.S. ambassador to the Ottoman Empire during the Armenian genocide.

Government official.

Government official, diplomat.

Morgenthau, a resident of Dutchess County and close friend of Franklin D. Roosevelt, held government offices under Roosevelt as New York State Governor and U.S. President, including Secretary of the Treasury, 1934-1945.