William Gibbs McAdoo Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for William Gibbs McAdoo, based on 3 World History Database records associated with United States of America.

3 records1917–19173 events1 places

Chronological biography

1917

First Liberty Loan14 May 1917

Economy / Public Finance · Treasury Secretary · Washington

McAdoo launches a national bond campaign to finance United States participation in the war.

War Revenue Act3 October 1917

Economy / Taxation · Treasury Secretary · Washington

The War Revenue Act raises income, corporate and excess-profits taxes to fund mobilisation.

Federal Control of Railroads26 December 1917

Economy / Railroads · Director General of Railroads · Washington

Wilson orders temporary federal control of railroads to coordinate wartime transportation.

Titles and roles

Director General of Railroads · Treasury Secretary

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.