Louis McLane

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Louis McLane
United States Minister to the United Kingdom
In office August 8, 1845 – August 18, 1846
Monarch	Victoria
President	James Polk
Preceded by	Edward Everett
Succeeded by	George Bancroft
In office October 12, 1829 – June 13, 1831
Monarchs	George IV William IV
President	Andrew Jackson
Preceded by	James Barbour
Succeeded by	Martin Van Buren
12th United States Secretary of State
In office May 29, 1833 – June 30, 1834
President	Andrew Jackson
Preceded by	Edward Livingston
Succeeded by	John Forsyth
10th United States Secretary of the Treasury
In office August 8, 1831 – May 29, 1833
President	Andrew Jackson
Preceded by	Samuel Ingham
Succeeded by	William Duane
United States Senator from Delaware
In office March 4, 1827 – April 16, 1829
Preceded by	Thomas Clayton
Succeeded by	Arnold Naudain
Chair of the House Ways and Means Committee
In office 1822–1827
Preceded by	Samuel Smith
Succeeded by	John Randolph
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Delaware's at-large district
In office March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1827
Preceded by	Thomas Clayton
Succeeded by	Kensey Johns
Personal details
Born	(1786-05-28)May 28, 1786 Smyrna, Delaware
Died	October 7, 1857(1857-10-07) (aged 71) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Political party	Federalist (before 1825) Jacksonian (1825–1837) Democratic (1837–1857)
Spouse	Catherine Milligan
Children	14, including Louis Jr., Robert
Parent	Allan McLane (father)
Education	University of Delaware, Newark
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Louis McLane (May 28, 1786 – October 7, 1857) was an American lawyer and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware, and Baltimore, Maryland. He was a veteran of the War of 1812, a member of the Federalist Party and later the Democratic Party. He served as the U.S. representative from Delaware, U.S. senator from Delaware, the tenth U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, the twelfth U.S. Secretary of State, ambassador (Minister Plenipotentiary) to Great Britain, and president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.

As a member of President Andrew Jackson's Cabinet, McLane was a prominent figure during the Bank War. McLane pursued a more moderate approach towards the Second Bank of the United States than the President, but agreed with Jackson's decision in 1832 to veto a Congressional bill renewing the Bank's charter. He also helped draft the Force Bill in 1833. He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1831.^[1]