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William J. Duane appointed Secretary of the Treasury

President Andrew Jackson appointed William J. Duane to serve as Secretary of the Treasury.

Duane's appointment set the stage for a pivotal confrontation in the Bank War—his subsequent refusal to remove federal deposits from the Second Bank precipitated his dismissal and accelerated Jackson's effort to place government funds in state banks.

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