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William Redfield
William Redfield
1st United States Secretary of Commerce
	In office; March 5, 1913 – October 31, 1919
President	Woodrow Wilson
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Joshua W. Alexander
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from New York's 5th district
	In office; March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913
Preceded by	Richard Young
Succeeded by	James P. Maher
Personal details
Born	William Cox Redfield; June 18, 1858; Albany, New York, U.S.
Died	June 13, 1932 (aged 73); New York City, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Other political; affiliations	National Democratic (1896–1900)

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William Cox Redfield (June 18, 1858 – June 13, 1932) was a Democratic politician from New York who served in both the U.S. Congress and as the first U.S. Secretary of Commerce.

Biography[edit]

Appointed by President Woodrow Wilson, Redfield served as the first Secretary of Commerce from 1913 to 1919 after the division of the Department of Commerce and Labor.^[1]

Prior to his appointment, Redfield served as Commissioner of Public Works for Brooklyn. He then went on to represent New York's 5th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1911 to 1913.^[2] He was also the unsuccessful Democratic vice presidential nominee in 1912.^[1]

Publications[edit]

Redfield, William Cox (1912). The new industrial day, a book for men who employ men. New York: The Century Co. LCCN 12025163.
Redfield, William (April 1912). "The Progress of Japanese Industry". The Journal of Race Development. 2 (4): 362–372. doi:10.2307/29737925. JSTOR 29737925.
Redfield, William Cox (1924). With Congress and cabinet. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & company. hdl:2027/uc1.b4506941. LCCN 24006006.
Redfield, William Cox (1927). We and the world. New York: Newark [etc.] LCCN 27024211.

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "REDFIELD, William Cox".
^ "William C. Redfield (1913–1919) | Miller Center". millercenter.org. 2016-10-04. Retrieved 2024-05-15.

United States Congress. "William C. Redfield (id: R000105)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

External links[edit]

Media related to William Cox Redfield at Wikimedia Commons

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Richard Young	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 5th congressional district 1911–1913	Succeeded by James P. Maher
Political offices
Preceded by new office	U.S. Secretary of Commerce Served under: Woodrow Wilson 1913–1919	Succeeded by Joshua W. Alexander

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[2] "William C. Redfield (1913–1919) | Miller Center". millercenter.org. 2016-10-04. Retrieved 2024-05-15.

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+'''William Cox Redfield''' (June 18, 1858 – June 13, 1932) was a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] politician from [[New York (state)|New York]] who served in both the [[United States Congress|U.S. Congress]] and as the first [[U.S. Secretary of Commerce]].
+== Biography ==
-'''William Cox Redfield''' (June 18, 1858 – June 13, 1932) was a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] [[politician]] from [[New York]].
+Appointed by [[Woodrow Wilson|President Woodrow Wilson]], Redfield served as the first Secretary of Commerce from 1913 to 1919 after the division of the [[Department of Commerce and Labor]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=REDFIELD, William Cox |url=https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/R000105 }}</ref>
+Prior to his appointment, Redfield served as Commissioner of Public Works for Brooklyn. He then went on to represent [[New York's 5th congressional district]] in the [[62nd United States Congress|U.S. House of Representatives]] from 1911 to 1913.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-10-04 |title=William C. Redfield (1913–1919) {{!}} Miller Center |url=https://millercenter.org/president/wilson/essays/redfield-1913-secretary-of-commerce |access-date=2024-05-15 |website=millercenter.org |language=en}}</ref> He was also the unsuccessful Democratic vice presidential nominee in 1912.<ref name=":0" />
-==Life==
-He served as the first [[United States Secretary of Commerce]] from 1913 to 1919 after the division of the [[United States Department of Commerce and Labor|Department of Commerce and Labor]]. Previously, Redfield served as a [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] from New York from 1911 to 1913 and was an unsuccessful Democratic nominee for the [[Vice President of the United States|vice presidency]] in 1912.
+==Publications==
-[[File:WCRedfield.jpg|left|290px|thumb|William C. Redfield in his office (c. 1913)]]
+* {{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/stream/newindustrialday00redf|title=The new industrial day, a book for men who employ men|last=Redfield|first=William Cox|publisher=The Century Co.|year=1912|location=New York|lccn=12025163}}
+* {{Cite journal|last=Redfield|first=William|date=April 1912|title=The Progress of Japanese Industry|journal=The Journal of Race Development|volume=2|issue=4|pages=362–372|doi=10.2307/29737925|jstor=29737925|doi-access=}}
+* {{Cite book|title=With Congress and cabinet|last=Redfield|first=William Cox|publisher=Doubleday, Page & company|year=1924|location=Garden City, N.Y.|hdl = 2027/uc1.b4506941|lccn=24006006}}
+* {{Cite book|title=We and the world|last=Redfield|first=William Cox|publisher=Newark [etc.]|year=1927|location=New York|lccn=27024211}}
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v t e United States Secretaries of Commerce
Secretaries of Commerce and Labor	Cortelyou Metcalf Straus Nagel
Secretaries of Commerce	Redfield Alexander Hoover Whiting Lamont Chapin Roper Hopkins Jones Wallace Harriman Sawyer Weeks Strauss Mueller Hodges Connor Trowbridge Smith Stans Peterson Dent Morton Richardson Kreps Klutznick Baldrige Verity Mosbacher Franklin Brown Kantor Daley Mineta Evans Gutierrez Locke Bryson Pritzker Ross Raimondo

v t e Cabinet of President Woodrow Wilson (1913–1921)
Vice President	Thomas R. Marshall (1913–1921)
Secretary of State	William Jennings Bryan (1913–1915) Robert Lansing (1915–1920) Bainbridge Colby (1920–1921)
Secretary of the Treasury	William Gibbs McAdoo (1913–1918) Carter Glass (1918–1920) David F. Houston (1920–1921)
Secretary of War	Lindley Miller Garrison (1913–1916) Newton D. Baker (1916–1921)
Attorney General	James Clark McReynolds (1913–1914) Thomas Watt Gregory (1914–1919) A. Mitchell Palmer (1919–1921)
Postmaster General	Albert S. Burleson (1913–1921)
Secretary of the Navy	Josephus Daniels (1913–1921)
Secretary of the Interior	Franklin Knight Lane (1913–1920) John Barton Payne (1920–1921)
Secretary of Agriculture	David F. Houston (1913–1920) Edwin T. Meredith (1920–1921)
Secretary of Commerce	William C. Redfield (1913–1919) Joshua W. Alexander (1919–1921)
Secretary of Labor	William Bauchop Wilson (1913–1921)

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