Colonel William A. Phillips

William Cox Redfield (June 18, 1858 – June 13, 1932) was a Democratic politician from New York who served in both the U.S. Congress and as U.S. Secretary of Commerce.

Biography

Appointed by President Woodrow Wilson, Redfield served as the first United States secretary of commerce from 1913 to 1919 after the division of the Department of Commerce and Labor.

Previously, Redfield served as a U.S. representative from New York from 1911 to 1913 and was an unsuccessful Democratic nominee for the vice presidency in 1912.

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 5th congressional district

1911–1913
Succeeded by
Political offices
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new office
U.S. Secretary of Commerce
Served under: Woodrow Wilson

1913–1919
Succeeded by