Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Subject(s): Cabinet officers, Cortelyou, George B. (George Bruce), 1862-1940, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Straus, Oscar S. (Oscar Solomon), 1850-1926, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930, United States. Department of Commerce, United States. Department of Commerce and Labor, United States. Department of Labor, United States. Dept. of Commerce, United States. Dept. of Commerce and Labor, United States. Dept. of Labor
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The Department of Commerce and Labor was created during the administration of Theodore Roosevelt, with George B. Cortelyou being appointed the department’s first Secretary. Victor Howard Metcalf succeeded him on 1904 to become the second Secretary of Commerce and Labor, and was then succeeded himself in 1906 by Oscar S. Straus. In 1913, as William Howard Taft left the Presidency, Congress split the department into two–the Department of Commerce and the Department of Labor.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
Creation Date
1989
Creator(s)
Language
English
Period
Theodore Roosevelt and Public Memory (1919-present)
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
No permission is required from the Theodore Roosevelt Association to use items in the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal collection for educational purposes. For permissions, contact William Tilchin at (516) 921-6319 or by email at wnt@bu.edu.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Secretary of Commerce and Labor. [1989]. Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o307795. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Unknown. Secretary of Commerce and Labor. [1989]. Image.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o307795.
APA:
Unknown., [1989]. Secretary of Commerce and Labor.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o307795.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal.
APA:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal.
