Dillon, C Douglas

Dillon, C Douglas
▪ 2004

      American financier, politician, and arts patron (b. Aug. 21, 1909, Geneva, Switz.—d. Jan. 10, 2003, New York, N.Y.), though a Republican, served as secretary of the treasury (1961–65) under Democratic Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson; Dillon's policies were given credit for the long peacetime economic expansion of those years. Before his years of public service, he was chairman of the international banking company Dillon, Read & Co. (1946–53), and after he left the government, he served as president (1970–77) and, later, chairman (1977–83) of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, where he largely created the Chinese art collection. Dillon was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1989.

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Douglas Dillon — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Dillon. Douglas Dillon Clarence Douglas Dillon (né le 21 août 1909 et décédé le 10 janvier 2003), est un homme politique américain. 57é …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Dillon (surname) — Dillon is a family name of Irish origin. It has frequently been used to anglicise Dilleen in Munster and Connacht, while in Leinster it derives from the Norman family name de Leon meaning either of Lyon or of the lion . It is sometimes taken to… …   Wikipedia

  • Dillon — ist der Name mehrerer Orte in den Vereinigten Staaten: Dillon (Colorado) Dillon (Georgia) Dillon (Illinois) Dillon (Iowa) Dillon (Kansas) Dillon (Kentucky) Dillon (Mississippi) Dillon (Missouri) Dillon (Montana) Dillon (New Mexico) Dillon (South… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Dillon Quartermaine — Scott Clifton as Dillon Quartermaine General Hospital The City Portrayed by Kevin and Michael Jacobson (199 …   Wikipedia

  • Dillon, Colorado —   Town   Location in Summit County …   Wikipedia

  • Dillon Sheppard — Personal information Full name Dillon Douglas Sheppard Date of birth February 27, 1979 ( …   Wikipedia

  • Dillon Township, Tazewell County, Illinois — Dillon Township   Township   Location in Tazewell County …   Wikipedia

  • Clarence Douglas Dillon — Douglas Dillon Pour les articles homonymes, voir Dillon. Douglas Dillon Clarence Douglas Dillon (né le 21 août 1909 et déc …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Dillon — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Dillon peut faire référence à : Personnes des membres de la famille Dillon, ou de Dillon, nobles irlandais dont certaines branches s installèrent en… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Dillon — /dil euhn/, n. 1. C(larence) Douglas, born 1909, U.S. lawyer and government official, born in Switzerland: Secretary of the Treasury 1961 65. 2. John Forrest, 1831 1914, U.S. jurist and legal scholar. * * * ▪ Montana, United States  city, seat… …   Universalium

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”