MCLANE, LOUIS
\mək lˈe͡ɪn], \mək lˈeɪn], \m_ə_k l_ˈeɪ_n]\
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(1786-1857), of Delaware, was Representative in Congress from 1817 to 1827, Senator from 1827 to 1829, Minister to England from 1829 to 1831, and Secretary of the Treasury in Jackson's Cabinet from 1831 to 1833, when he resigned rather than order the removal of the deposits (see art. Deposits). He was then Secretary of State for a year. In 1845-46 he was again Minister to England.
By John Franklin Jameson
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