Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon Hand Signed FDC JG Autographs COA

  

"Secretary of the Treasury" C. Douglas Dillon First Day Cover Dated 1965. This item is certified authentic by JG Autographs and comes with their Certificate of Authenticity.

(born Clarence Douglass Dillon ; August 21, 1909 - January 10, 2003) was an. He was also a member of the Executive Committee of the. Dillon was born on August 21, 1909, in.

The son of American parents, Anne McEldin. Although Dillon grew up as a.

His paternal grandfather, Samuel Lapowski, was a poor. After leaving Poland, his grandfather settled in. And married Dillon's Swedish-American grandmother. Dillon's father later changed his family name to Dillon, an Anglicization of "Dylion", his grandmother's maiden name. Dillon's mother was descended from the Graham family, Lairds of Tamrawer Castle at Kilsyth.

Dillon began his education at Pine Lodge School in. Which he attended at the same time as three of the Rockefeller brothers. Dillon earned a varsity letter for football his senior year.

A firm that bore his father's name. In 1946 he became chairman of Dillon, Read; by 1952 he had doubled the firm's investments. Dillon had been active in Republican politics since 1934. In 1951 he organized the. He was also a major contributor to Eisenhower's. General election campaign in 1952. United States Ambassador to France.

Following that appointment he became. Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs. Dillon remained Treasury Secretary under President. Dillon proposed the fifth round of tariff negotiations under the. General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.

Dillon was important in securing presidential power for reciprocal tariff reductions under the. He also played a role in crafting the. Which established a 7 percent. Rules to benefit corporate investment.