Lamont, Daniel Scott, 1851-1905
Variant namesAmerican statesman and railway magnate.
From the description of Autograph list, 1886 June 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270598554
American secretary of war and financier.
From the description of Autograph, 1889 Mar. 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270595340
Financier, private secretary to President Grover Cleveland, and U.S. secretary of war.
From the description of Papers of Daniel Scott Lamont, 1853-1928. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82465972
New York State Secretary of State.
From the description of Daniel S. Lamont papers, 1860-1877. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 63938478
Secretary of War.
Daniel Scott Lamont was Secretary of War under President Grover Cleveland.
From the description of Daniel Scott Lamont papers, 1884-1898. (New York State Historical Documents). WorldCat record id: 155441923
Biographical Note
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1851, Feb. 9:
Born, Cortland County, N.Y. -
1868 -circa 1871 :Attended Union College, Schenectady, N.Y. -
1870:
Appointed engrossing clerk, New York state legislature -
1871:
Appointed assistant ground clerk, New York state legislature -
1872 -1882 :Clerk, New York Democratic State Committee -
1874:
Married Julia Kinney -
1875 -1882 :Chief clerk, New York Department of State -
1877 -1882 :Legislative reporter and managing editor, Albany Argus -
1883 -1885 :Private secretary to Governor Cleveland; also on his military staff with rank of colonel -
1885 -1889 :Private secretary to President Grover Cleveland -
1889 -1893 :Worked with William C. Whitney in Whitney’s financial ventures in the street-railway system, New York, N.Y. -
1893 -1897 :Secretary of war -
1898 -1904 . :Vice president, Northern Pacific Railway Co -
1905, July 23:
Died, Milbrook, N.Y
From the guide to the Daniel Scott Lamont Papers, 1853-1928, (bulk 1893-1905), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)
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Person
Birth 1851-02-09
Death 1905-07-23
