Henry Morgenthau Biography

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

3 records1942–19443 events2 places

Chronological biography

1942

Revenue Act of 194221 October 1942

Economy / Taxation · Treasury Secretary · Washington

The Act greatly expands the number of Americans subject to federal income tax.

1943

Current Tax Payment Act9 June 1943

Economy / Taxation · Treasury Secretary · Washington

The Act establishes payroll withholding for federal income-tax payments.

1944

Bretton Woods Conference1 July 1944

Economy / International Finance · Treasury Secretary · Bretton Woods

Morgenthau chairs negotiations creating the IMF and International Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

Titles and roles

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.