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Oscar Straus (politician)

Personal data
Date of birthDecember 23, 1850
Place of birthGermany
Date of deathMay 3, 1926(age 75)
Place of deathU.S.
Political partyRepublican
ProfessionPolitician
ReligionJewish
3rd US Secretary of Commerce and Labor
In officeDecember 17, 1906 - March 5, 1909
Succeeded byCharles Nagel
Preceded byVictor H. Metcalf

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Oscar Solomon Straus (December 23, 1850 - May 3, 1926) was United States Secretary of Commerce and Labor under President Theodore Roosevelt from 1906 to 1909. Straus was the first Jewish United States Cabinet Secretary.

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Crashing into Morality - California Chronicle Tweet this news
California Chronicle--22 - focuses on German-speaking artists from the early 20th century: a retrospective of film director GW Pabst, a production of -Oscar Straus-' 1908 operetta ... - Date : Mon, 19 Jul 2010 15:57:01 GMT+00:00
Activists: White supremacist activity on the rise in Arizona - East Valley Tribune Tweet this news
East Valley Tribune--"They become more emboldened every day," said Bill -Straus-, Arizona regional director of the Anti-Defamation League. "It does seem like the distance between ... - Date : Sun, 01 Aug 2010 19:07:57 GMT+00:00
Concerto da cidade - Gazeta de Piracicaba Tweet this news
Gazeta de Piracicaba---...- Germano Benencase, -Oscar Straus-, entre outros, com arranjos dos maestros Rizzi e Ernst Mahle e de outros como Fábio Prado, H. Dostal e SKWright. ... - Date : Thu, 05 Aug 2010 06:46:52 GMT+00:00
World Cup 2010: Green Point Stadium Tour - FanHouse Tweet this news
FanHouse--Be sure to stay with FanHouse for complete coverage from South Africa, as columnist Kevin Blackistone and soccer editor Brian -Straus- will be on location for ... - Date : Sat, 12 Jun 2010 16:31:46 GMT+00:00
Summer Reading: From beach blankets to cool mountain evenings, vacation days ... - Pittsburgh Post Gazette Tweet this news
Pittsburgh Post Gazette--"Truth" by Peter Temple (Farrar, -Straus- and Giroux, $26). Take a break from those depressing Swedish crime novels and try a whodunit from sunny Australia, ... - Date : Sun, 20 Jun 2010 04:36:10 GMT+00:00
Fan Fests not catching on at World Cup - USA Today Tweet this news
USA Today--FIFA head of strategy Ralph -Straus- said the success of the international venues would lead to a repeat of the fan parties for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. ... - Date : Sun, 27 Jun 2010 17:43:51 GMT+00:00
Mater Salvatoris wartet auf Baugenehmigung - Werbepost Bergheim Tweet this news
Werbepost Bergheim--Der vorgesehene Bauplatz liegt am Ende der -Oscar---Straus--Straße, wo sich ein Parkplatz des kreiseigenen Adolf-Kolping-Berufskollegs befindet. ... - Date : Tue, 29 Jun 2010 08:42:45 GMT+00:00
Familienbetrieb mit Oberhaupt - kultiversum - Die Kulturplattform Tweet this news
kultiversum - Die Kulturplattform---...- Strauss' «Frau ohne Schatten» und «Walzertraum» von -Oscar Straus-. Das Publikum hat diesen Mut offenbar honoriert. Wie haben Sie die Wende geschafft? ... - Date : Thu, 17 Jun 2010 22:01:19 GMT+00:00
Picture Tree - a few leaves out of their book - Bizcommunity.com Tweet this news
Bizcommunity.com---Oscar Strauss- worked his performance magic on the Debonairs "braai pizza", some Steers, and Kellogg's commercials as well as Enterprise spots. ... - Date : Tue, 01 Jun 2010 16:00:03 GMT+00:00
Images Cinema's Annual Meeting - iBerkshires.com Tweet this news
iBerkshires.com--Ali watched her sister Cynthia Wade win an Academy Award for her short film Freeheld at an Images Cinema's -Oscar- Party. Ali, her husband Blair and their two ... - Date : Tue, 08 Jun 2010 13:40:31 GMT+00:00

Political offices
Preceded by
Victor H. Metcalf
United States Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Served under: Theodore Roosevelt

December 17, 1906 - March 5, 1909
Succeeded by
Charles Nagel


United States Secretaries of Commerce

Secretaries of Commerce & LaborCortelyou * Metcalf * Straus * Nagel
Secretaries of CommerceRedfield * Alexander * Hoover * Whiting * Lamont * Chapin * Roper * Hopkins * Jones * Wallace * Harriman * Sawyer * Weeks * Strauss * Mueller * Hodges * Connor * Trowbridge * Smith * Stans * Peterson * Dent * Morton * Richardson * Kreps * Klutznick * Baldrige * Verity * Mosbacher * Franklin * Brown * Kantor * Daley * Mineta * Evans * Gutierrez * Locke

United States Secretaries of Labor

Secretaries of Commerce & LaborCortelyou * Metcalf * Straus * Nagel
Secretaries of LaborWilson * Davis * Doak * Perkins * Schwellenbach * Tobin * Durkin * Mitchell * Goldberg * Wirtz * Shultz * Hodgson * Brennan * Dunlop * Usery * Marshall * Donovan * Brock * McLaughlin * Dole * Martin * Reich * Herman * Chao * Solis

Cabinet of President Theodore Roosevelt (1901 �1909)

Vice PresidentNone (1901 �1905) * Charles W. Fairbanks (1905 �1909)
Secretary of StateJohn M. Hay (1901 �1905) * Elihu Root (1905 �1909) * Robert Bacon (1909)
Secretary of the TreasuryLyman J. Gage (1901 �1902) * Leslie M. Shaw (1902 �1907) * George B. Cortelyou (1907 �1909)
Secretary of WarElihu Root (1901 �1904) * William H. Taft (1904 �1908) * Luke E. Wright (1908 �1909)
Attorney GeneralPhilander C. Knox (1901 �1904) * William H. Moody (1904 �1906) * Charles J. Bonaparte (1906 �1909)
Postmaster GeneralCharles E. Smith (1901 �1902) * Henry C. Payne (1902 �1904) * Robert J. Wynne (1904 �1905) * George B. Cortelyou (1905 �1907) * George von L. Meyer (1907 �1909)
Secretary of the NavyJohn D. Long (1901 �1902) * William H. Moody (1902 �1904) * Paul Morton (1904 �1905) * Charles J. Bonaparte (1905 �1906) * Victor H. Metcalf (1906 �1908) * Truman H. Newberry (1908 �1909)
Secretary of the InteriorEthan A. Hitchcock (1901 �1907) * James R. Garfield (1907 �1909)
Secretary of AgricultureJames Wilson (1901 �1909)
Secretary of Commerce and LaborGeorge B. Cortelyou (1903 �1904) * Victor H. Metcalf (1904 �1906) * Oscar S. Straus (1906 �1909)



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