Oscar Solomon Straus
American politician and diplomat (1850-1926) · United States · Writers · Died at 75
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Something wrong?Oscar Solomon Straus was an American politician and diplomat. He served as United States Secretary of Commerce and Labor under President Theodore Roosevelt from 1906 to 1909. He was the first Jewish United States Cabinet Secretary.
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"A Hard Baby to Bring Up," a caricature of Straus and Mark Hanna by Udo Keppler on the cover of Puck, May 28, 1902
Roosevelt's cabinet on his last day in office, 1909. Straus is seated across the table from Roosevelt.
Straus speaks at a liberty bond rally in front of Federal Hall in Manhattan, New York, May 1918
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Lived 1850 to 1926 · aged 75
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