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3 days ago · To circumvent the opposition, George von Lengerke Meyer, Secretary of the Navy under William Howard Taft implemented a system of "aides" on 18 November 1909. [14] [16] These aides lacked command authority and instead served as principal advisors to the Navy secretary. [14]
3 days ago · Left to right in front of table: Robert Bacon, Luke Edward Wright, George von Lengerke Meyer, James Rudolph Garfield Anxious to ensure a smooth transition, Roosevelt convinced the members of McKinley's cabinet, most notably Secretary of State John Hay and Secretary of the Treasury Lyman J. Gage , to remain in office. [ 9 ]
3 days ago · During the 1908 campaign, Taft and Roosevelt had discussed which Cabinet officers would stay on, but Taft kept only Agriculture Secretary James Wilson and George von Lengerke Meyer. Meyer was shifted from the position of Postmaster General to the position of Secretary of the Navy.
Oct 22, 2024 · His most important contribution to constitutional law was his opinion in Myers v. United States (1926) upholding the authority of the president to remove federal officials, a much-belated endorsement of the position taken by Andrew Johnson with respect to the Tenure of Office Act in his impeachment trial in 1868.
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Oct 23, 2024 · Dorland also had a strange ally in George W. Meyers, a partner with Allen Van Alstine in the ownership of the stone mills at Glenora, who seemed to oppose his counterpart getting the tender.
2 days ago · Georg von LENGERKE b. Abt 1399 of Osnabrück, Hannover, Germany: Quinn Family Pedigrees "To know the sacrifices of the past is to appreciate the
Oct 14, 2024 · In December 1916 Butler, Roosevelt and other philanthropists including Scottish-born industrialist John C. Moffat, William Astor Chanler, Joseph Choate, Clarence Mackay, George von Lengerke Meyer, and John Grier Hibben purchased the Château de Chavaniac, birthplace of the Marquis de Lafayette in Auvergne, to serve as a headquarters for the ...
