James Burton Reynolds

Reynolds circa 1913

James Burton Reynolds (1870 – February 8, 1948) was Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, where he was accused of taking bribes from the Sugar Trust.[1][2]

Biography

He was born in Saratoga, New York. He married Irene H. Holeombe (c.1880-1943)[3] In 1913 he was Secretary of the Republican National Committee.[4] In 1920 he was the campaign manager for Calvin Coolidge.[5] He died in February 1948.[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ "Reynolds Denies All Parr's Charges". New York Times. November 16, 1909. Retrieved 2009-12-01. 'Sour grapes,' or something very similar, is in effect the answer of James Burton Reynolds, ex-Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, to the charges and insinuations of Richard Parr, Chief of the Weighers' Division ...
  2. ↑ James Burton Reynolds. National magazine. 1908. ... Mr. Reynolds was born in Saratoga, New York, where his father was a practicing physician for many years. Although still on the sunny side of forty, he remains a bachelor. His office is one of the most popular in the Treasury Department. ...
  3. ↑ "Mrs. James Reynolds". New York Times. January 15, 1943. Retrieved 2010-07-07. Irene H. Holeombe Reynolds, wife of James Burton Reynolds, died today of a cerebral hemorrhage, at her home here. Mrs. Reynolds had been a resident of ...
  4. ↑ "Sentiment Grows as Party's Law Committee Urges Special Convention Next Spring". New York Times. November 12, 1913. Retrieved 2009-12-01. James Burton Reynolds of Massachusetts, Secretary of the Republican National Committee, acted as Secretary of to-day's meeting.
  5. ↑ "Mr. Coolidge's Week". Time magazine. June 30, 1924. Retrieved 2009-12-01. Mr. James Burton Reynolds, Campaign Manager for Mr. Coolidge in 1920
  6. ↑ "Reynolds Rites Today. Service For Republican Ex-official To Be Held In Washington". New York Times. February 10, 1948. Retrieved 2010-07-07. A funeral service for James Burton Reynolds, former Secretary of the Republican National Committee, will be held here at 2:30 P.M. tomorrow in St. John's ...
  7. ↑ "James B. Reynolds Dies". Chicago Tribune. February 8, 1948. Retrieved 2010-07-07. James Burton Reynolds former secretary of the national committee died today ...
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