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| 5thUnited States Secretary of Commerce | |
| In office March 5, 1929 – August 7, 1932 | |
| President | Herbert Hoover |
| Preceded by | William F. Whiting |
| Succeeded by | Roy D. Chapin |
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| Born | Robert Patterson Lamont (1867-12-01)December 1, 1867 |
| Died | February 20, 1948(1948-02-20) (aged 80) |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Helen Trotter |
| Relations | Robert L. Belknap (grandson) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | University of Michigan (BS) |
Robert Patterson Lamont (December 1, 1867 – February 20, 1948) wasUnited States secretary of commerce March 5, 1929 to August 7, 1932, during the administration ofHerbert Hoover. He was commerce secretary during difficult times for commerce, as a result of theGreat Depression.
Lamont was born inDetroit, Michigan on December 1, 1867, to Isabella (née Patterson) and Robert Lamont. He was educated at theUniversity of Michigan, graduating in 1891 with a degree incivil engineering. He worked as an engineer at the 1893World's Columbian Exposition inChicago, Illinois. Lamont married Helen Gertrude Trotter on October 24, 1894. They had three children: (Robert Patterson II, Gertrude and Dorothy Lamont). In 1897, he was hired by the Simplex Railway Appliance Company as first vice president. In 1905, the company was bought out byAmerican Steel Foundries and Lamont remained a vice president. In 1912, he was appointed company president, a position he held until his Hoover administration appointment in 1929. Lamont was Secretary of Commerce from 1929 until 1932, when he resigned in order to become president of theAmerican Iron and Steel Institute, where he stayed until 1934. Lamont died inChicago, Illinois, in 1948.[1][2][3] His grandson,Robert L. Belknap, was a professor of Russian literature atColumbia University.[4][5][6]
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