Henry Morgenthau Jr., Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Henry Morgenthau Jr.

20th century American economist and US Secretary of Treasury

Date of Birth: 11-May-1891

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Date of Death: 06-Feb-1967

Profession: politician, economist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Henry Morgenthau Jr.
(; May 11, 1891 – February 6, 1967) was the United States Secretary of the Treasury during most of the administration of Franklin D.
Roosevelt.
He played a major role in designing and financing the New Deal.
After 1937, while still in charge of the Treasury, he played the central role in financing United States participation in World War II.
He also played an increasingly major role in shaping foreign policy, especially with respect to Lend-Lease, support for China, helping Jewish refugees, and proposing (in the "Morgenthau Plan") to prevent Germany from again being a military threat by wrecking its industry and mines.Morgenthau was the father of Robert M.
Morgenthau, who was District Attorney of Manhattan for 35 years and Henry Morgenthau III, an American author and television producer.
He continued as treasury secretary through the first few months of Harry Truman's presidency, and from June 27, 1945 to July 3, 1945, following the resignation of Secretary of State Edward Stettinius Jr., was next in line to the presidency.
Morgenthau was the first and only Jew to be first in the presidential line of succession.