List Of Memorials To Albert Gallatin
The following is a list of memorials to and things named in honor of Albert Gallatin. Honors * Gallatin's portrait was on the front of the $500 United States Note issued in 1862–63. * Gallatin's portrait was on the regular issue Prominent Americans series ¢ postage stamp from 1967 to 1973. * Friendship Hill National Historic Site, a estate which includes the beautifully restored home of Albert Gallatin, is run by the National Park Service and is located in Fayette County, Pa. It is open to the public. * The United States Department of the Treasury's highest career service award is named the Albert Gallatin Award in his honor. * There is a bronze statue of Albert Gallatin by James Earle Fraser located in front of the northern entrance of the Treasury Building. * 250-ton U.S. Revenue Cutter ''Albert Gallatin'', built in 1871 and lost in 1892. * USCGC ''Gallatin'' (WHEC-721), a , high-endurance Coast Guard cutter is named for him. * Elected a member of the American An ...
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Albert Gallatin (by Gilbert Stuart)
Abraham Alfonse Albert Gallatin (January 29, 1761 – August 12, 1849) was a History of Geneva, Genevan–Americans, American politician, diplomat, ethnologist and linguist. Often described as "America's Swiss people, Swiss Founding Fathers of the United States, Founding Father", he was a leading figure in the History of the United States (1789–1849), early years of the United States, helping shape the new republic's financial system and foreign policy. Gallatin was a prominent member of the Democratic-Republican Party, represented Pennsylvania in both chambers of United States Congress, Congress, and held several influential roles across four presidencies, most notably as the longest serving United States Secretary of the Treasury, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury. He is also known for his contributions to academia, namely as the founder of New York University and cofounder of the American Ethnological Society. Gallatin was born in Geneva in present-day Switzerland and spoke F ...
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