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William Bauchop Wilson

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[[Image: wbwilson.jpg|thumb|right|170px|The official portrait of William B. Wilson hangs in the Department of Labor]]
'''William Bauchop Wilson''' ([[1862]] - [[1934]]) was a [[United States of America|U.S.]] ([[Scotland|Scottish]]-born) labor leader and [[political figure]]. He served as the first [[Secretary of Labor]] between [[1913]] and [[1921]] under [[Woodrow Wilson]].

==See also==
* [http://www.dol.gov/asp/programs/history/wilson.htm USDOL biography]

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Franklin Knight Lane

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'''Franklin Knight Lane''' ([[1864]]–[[1921]]) was a [[Canada|Canadian]]-[[United States|American]] [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic]] politician who served as [[United States Secretary of the Interior]] under [[Woodrow Wilson]] from [[1913]] to [[1920]]. The accomplishments of his tenure include the formation of the [[National Park Service]]. He was interested in the Interior Department's internal welfare and formed the Home Club to promote fellowship and teamwork. The Department headquarters was moved from the Patent Office building to its own building.

Lane was born [[July 15]], [[1864]] in DeSable, [[Prince Edward Island, Canada]].
Lane died [[May 18]], [[1921]] in [[Rochester, Minnesota]] and his ashes were scattered over [[Yosemite]].
He became better known posthumously by being quoted in [[Vladimir Nabokov]]'s novel ''[[Pale Fire]]''.

==External links==
* [http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/sontag/lane.htm Biographical vignette from the U.S. National Park Service]
* [http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/utley-mackintosh/index.htm ''The Department of Everything Else: Highlights of Interior History] (1989)
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**{{gutenberg|no=4206|name=Letters of Franklin K. Lane}}

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Ray Marshall

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'''Freddie Ray Marshall''' (born [[August 22]], [[1928]]) is the Professor Emeritus of the Audre and Bernard Rapoport Centennial Chair in Economics and Public Affairs at the [[University of Texas at Austin]].

Marshall was born in 1928 in [[Oak Grove, Louisiana]]. He lived in an orphanage, but joined the navy at age 15 (having lied about his age). After participating in [[World War II]], he attended [[Louisiana State University]] and [[Millsaps College]]. His doctorate is from [[University of California, Berkeley]] in economics. He has had several academic posts, but since 1962 has been at the University of Texas, with the exception of his term as [[United States Secretary of Labor]] as a member of [[Jimmy Carter]]'s administration.

As Secretary of Labor, he expanded public service and job training programs, as a part of Carter's economic stimulus program.

Marshall was also one of the founders of the [[Economic Policy Institute]] in 1986.

He is the author of:
*''Thinking for a Living: Education and the Wealth of Nations''
*''Back to Shared Prosperity.''

==External links==
*[http://www.dol.gov/asp/programs/history/marshall.htm U.S. Department of Labor Biography]

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Juanita M. Kreps

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'''Juanita Morris Kreps''' (b. [[January 11]], [[1921]]) was [[U.S. Secretary of Commerce]] from [[1977]] until [[1979]] under [[President of the United States|President]] [[Jimmy Carter]].

Born in [[Lynch, Kentucky]], she graduated from [[Berea College]] and earned her Master's and Ph.D. at [[Duke University]]. Dr. Kreps is a specialist in labor demographics. She was the first economist to be appointed Commerce Secretary.

Married Clifton H. Kreps, Jr. They had 3 children.

Quote: "I'd like to get to the point where I can be just as mediocre as a man."

University: BA, Berea College (1942)
University: MA Economics, Duke University (1944)
University: PhD Economics, Duke University (1948)
Professor: Denison University
Teacher: Hofstra College
Teacher: Queens College
Professor: Duke University

U.S. Secretary of Commerce 23-Jan-1977 to 31-Oct-1979
(board-member:armco)
Member of the Board of AT & T
Member of the Board of Chrysler
Member of the Board of Citicorp
Member of the Board of GTE
Member of the Board of J.C. Penney
Member of the Board of Kodak
Member of the Board of New York Stock Exchange 1972-77
Member of the Board of R. J. Reynolds 1975-77
Member of the Board of TIAA-CREF
(board-member:united-airlines)
Aspen Institute
Council on Foreign Relations Board of Directors 1983-89
Women's Economic Round Table Honorary Committee
Phi Beta Kappa Society

Author of books:
Principles of Economics (1962, with Charles E. Ferguson)
Automation and Employment (1964)
Taxation, Spending, and the National Debt (1964)
Lifetime Allocation of Work and Income: Essays in the Economics of Aging (1971)
Sex in the Marketplace: American Women at Work (1971)
Contemporary Labor Economics: Issues, Analysis, and Policies (1974)
Sex, Age, and Work: the Changing Composition of the Labor Force (1975)
Women and the American Economy: A Look to the 1980s (1976)

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Juanita M. Kreps

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'''Juanita Morris Kreps''' (b. [[January 11]], [[1921]]) was [[U.S. Secretary of Commerce]] from [[1977]] until [[1979]] under [[President of the United States|President]] [[Jimmy Carter]].

Born in [[Lynch, Kentucky]], she graduated from [[Berea College]] and earned her Master's and Ph.D. at [[Duke University]]. Dr. Kreps is a specialist in labor demographics. She was the first economist to be appointed Commerce Secretary.

Married Clifton H. Kreps, Jr. They had 3 children.

Quote: "I'd like to get to the point where I can be just as mediocre as a man."

University: BA, Berea College (1942)
University: MA Economics, Duke University (1944)
University: PhD Economics, Duke University (1948)
Professor: Denison University
Teacher: Hofstra College
Teacher: Queens College
Professor: Duke University

U.S. Secretary of Commerce 23-Jan-1977 to 31-Oct-1979
(board-member:armco)
Member of the Board of AT & T
Member of the Board of Chrysler
Member of the Board of Citicorp
Member of the Board of GTE
Member of the Board of J.C. Penney
Member of the Board of Kodak
Member of the Board of New York Stock Exchange 1972-77
Member of the Board of R. J. Reynolds 1975-77
Member of the Board of TIAA-CREF
(board-member:united-airlines)
Aspen Institute
Council on Foreign Relations Board of Directors 1983-89
Women's Economic Round Table Honorary Committee
Phi Beta Kappa Society

Author of books:
Principles of Economics (1962, with Charles E. Ferguson)
Automation and Employment (1964)
Taxation, Spending, and the National Debt (1964)
Lifetime Allocation of Work and Income: Essays in the Economics of Aging (1971)
Sex in the Marketplace: American Women at Work (1971)
Contemporary Labor Economics: Issues, Analysis, and Policies (1974)
Sex, Age, and Work: the Changing Composition of the Labor Force (1975)
Women and the American Economy: A Look to the 1980s (1976)

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John Volpe

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'''John Anthony Volpe''' ([[December 8]], [[1908]] - [[September 11]], [[1994]]) was a [[Governor of Massachusetts]] and a [[U.S. Secretary of Transportation]].

==Backround==
Volpe was born in [[1908]] in [[Wakefield, Massachusetts]], although both nearby [[Malden, Massachusetts|Malden]] and [[Winchester, Massachusetts|Winchester]] each claim him as one of their own. The son of Italian immigrants, he attended [[Wentworth Institute of Technology|Wentworth Institute]] in [[Boston]] and entered the construction business, building his own firm in 1[[930]]. During [[World War II]], he volunteered to serve stateside as a [[United States Navy]] [[Seabee]]s training officer. In [[1953]], he was appointed as the Massachusetts Commissioner of [[Public Works]], and in [[1956]] he was appointed by President [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] as the first Federal [[Highway]] Administrator.

He was elected [[Governor of Massachusetts]] in [[1960]], and served from [[1961]] to [[1963]] before narrowly losing reelection in [[1962]] to [[Endicott Peabody]]. In [[1964]], he ran and won again for Governor, and was re-elected in [[1966]] for the first four-year term in Massachusetts history.

During his administration, Governor Volpe signed legislation to ban racial imbalances in [[education]], reorganized the state's [[Board of Education]], liberalized [[birth control]] laws, and increased public housing for low-income families. Governor Volpe also raised revenues by increasing the state sales tax to three percent. He served as President of the National Governor's Association from [[1967]] to [[1968]].

In 1968, Governor Volpe ran as a "favorite son" candidate for the [[U.S. Republican Party|Republican]] presidential nomination. Following the election of [[Richard M. Nixon]], Volpe was named [[United States Secretary of Transportation|Secretary of Transportation]]. He resigned as Governor to assume the cabinet post, and served in that position from [[1969]] to [[1973]]. During his administration as Secretary of Transportation, Amtrak was created. In 1973, Volpe was nominated by President Nixon and confirmed by the Senate as U.S. Ambassador to [[Italy]], a position he held until [[1977]].

==Death==
Governor Volpe died in [[1994]], and is buried in Forest Glade Cemetery in [[Wakefield, Massachusetts]].

The [[John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center]] in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]] was named in memory of Governor Volpe.

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