Henry H. Fowler

Henry Fowler
58th United States Secretary of the Treasury
In office
April 1, 1965 – December 20, 1968
PresidentLyndon B. Johnson
Preceded byC. Douglas Dillon
Succeeded byJoseph W. Barr
Director of the Office of Defense Mobilization
In office
September 8, 1952 – January 20, 1953
PresidentHarry S. Truman
Preceded byJohn R. Steelman (Acting)
Succeeded byArthur Flemming
Personal details
Born
Henry Hammill Fowler

(1908-09-05)September 5, 1908
Roanoke, Virginia, U.S.
DiedJanuary 3, 2000(2000-01-03) (aged 91)
Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseTrudye Hathcote
Children3
EducationRoanoke College (BA)
Yale University (LLB, SJD)
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Henry Hammill Fowler (September 5, 1908 – January 3, 2000) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the United States Secretary of the Treasury under President Lyndon B. Johnson.

Born in Roanoke, Virginia, in 1908, Fowler graduated from Roanoke College and later earned his law degree from Yale Law School.[4] After working briefly at Covington & Burling in Washington, D.C., Fowler joined the legal staff of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) in 1934, where he helped establish the constitutionality of the program. He went on to serve in various government positions, including Assistant General Counsel of the Office of Production Management and Director of the Office of Defense Mobilization. After leaving government service, Fowler returned to private law practice, and later became a partner at Goldman Sachs.

Fowler died of pneumonia in Alexandria, Virginia, in 2000 at the age of 91.

  1. ^ Johnson, Niel M. (June 20, 1989). "Henry H. Fowler Oral History Interview". Truman Library. Retrieved 2008-11-29.
  2. ^ Hershey, Robert D. Jr. (January 5, 2000). "Henry Fowler Is Dead at 91; Former Treasury Secretary". The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-04-12.
  3. ^ "Henry H. Fowler Biography". Roanoke College. Archived from the original on 2012-05-18. Retrieved 2012-04-15.
  4. ^ "Henry H. Fowler Biography | Roanoke College". www.roanoke.edu. Retrieved 2023-05-09.