C. Douglas Dillon

Clarence Douglas Dillon (Geneva August 21, 1909 - January 10, 2003) son of Clarence and Ann (Douglass) Dillon, was US Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to France (1953-1957) and 57th secretary of the United States Department of the Treasury (1961-1965).

He was vice president, then director, then chairman of the board of Dillon, Read and Company, cofounded by his father.

He received the Medal of Freedom in 1989.

External links

http://www.currencygallery.org/sigs/dillon.htm
http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/2003/01.16/12-dillon.html
http://www.ustreas.gov/education/history/secretaries/cddillon.html
http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dilas-dills.html#RFY0LUD4M
http://www.medaloffreedom.com/CDouglasDillon.htm
http://reference.allrefer.com/encyclopedia/D/DillonC.html

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Preceded by:
Robert B. Anderson

United States Secretary of the Treasury

Succeeded by:
Henry H. Fowler

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