MILITARY PERSONNEL

Hugh McCulloch

1808 - 1895

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Hugh McCulloch (December 7, 1808 – May 24, 1895) was an American financier who played a central role in financing the American Civil War. He served two non-consecutive terms as U.S. Treasury Secretary under three presidents. He was originally opposed to the creation of a system of national banks, but his reputation as head of the Bank of Indiana from 1857 to 1863 persuaded the Treasury to bring him in to supervise the new system as Comptroller of the Currency from 1863 to 1865. As Secretary of the Treasury from 1865 to 1869 he reduced and funded the gigantic Civil War debt of the union, and reestablished the federal taxation system across the former Confederate States of America. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Hugh McCulloch is the 1,982nd most popular military personnel (up from 2,025th in 2024), the 11,411th most popular biography from United States (up from 13,726th in 2019) and the 177th most popular American Military Personnel.

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Among people born in 1808, Hugh McCulloch ranks 74. Before him are José María Urvina, Agustín Morales, José María Linares, Juan Crisóstomo Torrico, Teréz Karacs, and Caroline Norton. After him are James Gall, and Samuel Dakin. Among people deceased in 1895, Hugh McCulloch ranks 91. Before him are Joseph Thomson, Jan Kappeyne van de Coppello, Lady Charlotte Guest, Calvert Vaux, Henry Seebohm, and Richard Morris Hunt. After him are Emily Faithfull, and James Gall.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Hugh McCulloch ranks 11,416 out of 20,380. Before him are Jesse Tyler Ferguson (1975), H. Bruce Humberstone (1901), Richard Florida (1957), Don Meineke (1930), George Bonhag (1882), Omar Hakim (1959), Joseph Mazzello (1983), Dan Dailey (1915), and Marv Wolfman (1946). After him are Kristen Pfaff (1967), Carole Cook (1924), and Megan Rapinoe (1985).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States

Among military personnels born in United States, Hugh McCulloch ranks 178. Before him are Gail Halvorsen (1920), Lewis Armistead (1817), David Dixon Porter (1813), Stephen Decatur (1779), John Schofield (1831), Willis Augustus Lee (1888), and George Henry Thomas (1816). After him are James L. Jones (1943), Lisa Franchetti (1964), Daniel Harvey Hill (1821), Evan McMullin (1976), and Earl Van Dorn (1820).

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