Peter Hagner

For his son, the U.S. Army general, see Peter V. Hagner.

Peter Hagner (October 1, 1772 – July 16, 1850) was a clerk in the accounting office of the United States War Department, 1793–1817, and Third Auditor of the United States Department of the Treasury from 1817 to 1849; he served during the administrations of every president from George Washington to Zachary Taylor and was known as the "watchdog of the Treasury."[1]

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