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Roger B. Taney named acting Secretary of the Treasury

Jackson appointed Attorney General Roger B. Taney as acting Secretary of the Treasury to carry out the removal of federal deposits from the Second Bank.

Roger B. Taney named acting Secretary of the Treasury

Taney's appointment enabled the administration to begin withdrawing government deposits, a decisive administrative step that reshaped federal banking relationships and heightened political conflict over control of public funds.

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