Friedrich Johannes Hugo von Engelken
Friedrich Johannes Hugo von Engelken | |
|---|---|
 Mint Director Friedrich Johannes Hugo von Engelken. Seen on his Mint medal designed by George T. Morgan. | |
| Director of the United States Mint | |
| In office September 1916 – March 1917 | |
| President | Woodrow Wilson |
| Preceded by | Robert W. Woolley |
| Succeeded by | Raymond T. Baker |
Friedrich Johannes Hugo "F. H." von Engelken (April 26, 1881 – 1930) was an American government official who was Director of the United States Mint from 1916 to 1917.
Biography
[edit]F. H. von Engelken was reportedly born in Denmark or Germany on April 26, 1881.[1] His parents were Lousi H. von Engelken and Emilie (née Döderlein) von Engelken.[citation needed] He later moved to Florida.[2] He married Louisiana Breckenridge Hart Gibson in 1906.[2]
In 1908, President Theodore Roosevelt appointed Engelken a member of the American Commission, which studied rural credits in Western Europe.[2] Engelken authored a minority report that later was incorporated into the Federal Farm Loan Act of 1916, which created the Farm Credit System.[2]
In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson named Engelken Director of the United States Mint. He held this office from September 1916 to March 1917.[2]
In 1917, Engelken became president of the Federal Land Bank of the Third District.[2] He later became head of bond sales for the Farm Loan Board.[2]
Toward the end of World War I, United States Secretary of War Newton D. Baker recommended that Engelken be commissioned a major of engineers.[2] In 1919, he traveled to Europe to report on economic conditions.[2]
He most likely died in 1930[citation needed] however, this is uncertain as another source says he died sometime in 1958[3] or the 1960s, and he may have married a Florida lawyer by the name of Kate Walton in 1953. There is no evidence to suggest the latter claim.
References
[edit]- ^ Rootsweb
- ^ a b c d e f g h i William Elsey Connelly & Ellis Merton Coulter, History of Kentucky (American Historical Society, 1922), Vol. 4, p. 377
- ^ "Newman Numismatic Portal at Washington University in St. Louis | Comprehensive Research & Reference for U.S. Coinage". nnp.wustl.edu. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
