Harold Theodore Tate

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Harold Theodore 'Theo' Tate was Treasurer of the United States from May 31, 1928 until January 17, 1929, serving under President Calvin Coolidge. While holding that post, his duties included being the signatory on United States currency.

He was the son of Allen S. Tate and Ariana Peck Tate of Grainger County, Tennessee. He had previously served as Deputy Treasurer of the United States, and one of his duties included signing the President's paycheck.

Managing money seems to have run in this family, H. T. Tate's brother Ernest having served as treasurer of the Southern Railway, headquartered in Washington, D.C.

Preceded by
Frank White		 Treasurer of the United States
1928–1929		 Succeeded by
W. O. Woods
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 Seal of the United States Treasury

[edit] Sources

  • Leaves from the Family Tree, by Penelope Johnson Allen, reprinted in The Chattanooga Sunday Times, December 6, 1936. (This article erroneously names Oscar Tate as Secretary of the United States. Oscar was the brother of H. T. Tate.)
  • Excerpts from History of Tennessee, The Goodspeed Publishing Co., Nashville, TN 1887.