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Morgenthau, Henry, Jr. The board of directors of the War Refugee Board in March 1944 (left to right): U.S. Secretary of State Cordell Hull, Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau, and Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson.
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Born May 11, 1891 • New York City • New York
Died February 6, 1967 (aged 75) • Poughkeepsie • New York
Political Affiliation Democratic Party
Role In New Deal

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