Andrew Mellon

Andrew Mellon   (Banker, politician)
Born	Andrew William Mellon 1855-03-24 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	1937-08-26 (Age 82) Southampton, New York, U.S.
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Western University of Pennsylvania
Religion	Episcopalian
Parents	• Thomas Alexander Mellon • (1813–1908) • Sarah Jane Negley • (1817–1909)
Children	• Paul Mellon • Ailsa Mellon Bruce
Spouse	Nora McMullen
Party	Republican
Relatives	Richard B. Mellon
United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom In office February 5, 1932 - March 20, 1933  US/Secretary of the Treasury  In office March 9, 1921 - February 12, 1932

As U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, Mellon created a new division of the federal government, the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, and appointed Harry Anslinger, as the new head of that group. Some sources have claimed that Anslinger was a relative by marriage, but documentation on this point remains elusive.

 

An appointment by Andrew Mellon

Appointee	Job	Appointed	End
Harry Anslinger	Commissioner of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics	12 August 1930	May 1962

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