William Redfield
1stUnited States Secretary of Commerce
In office March 5, 1913 – October 31, 1919
President	Woodrow Wilson
Preceded by	Position established Charles Nagel asSecretary of Commerce and Labor
Succeeded by	Joshua W. Alexander
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNew York's5th district
In office March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913
Preceded by	Richard Young
Succeeded by	James P. Maher
Personal details
Born	William Cox Redfield (1858-06-18)June 18, 1858 Albany, New York, U.S.
Died	June 13, 1932(1932-06-13) (aged 73) New York City, U.S.
Party	Democratic
Other political affiliations	National Democratic (1896–1900)

William Cox Redfield (June 18, 1858 – June 13, 1932) was aDemocratic politician fromNew York who served both in theU.S. Congress and as the firstU.S. Secretary of Commerce.

Appointed byPresident Woodrow Wilson, Redfield served as the first Secretary of Commerce from 1913 to 1919 after the division of theDepartment of Commerce and Labor.^[1]

Prior to his appointment, Redfield served as Commissioner of Public Works for Brooklyn. He then went on to representNew York's 5th congressional district in theU.S. House of Representatives from 1911 to 1913.^[2] He was also an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic vice presidential nomination in 1912,^[1] and a supporter of labor rights.^[3]

• Redfield, William Cox (1912).The new industrial day, a book for men who employ men. New York: The Century Co.LCCN 12025163. (Includes Redfield's views on labor)
• Redfield, William (April 1912). "The Progress of Japanese Industry".The Journal of Race Development.2 (4):362–372.doi:10.2307/29737925.JSTOR 29737925.
• Redfield, William Cox (1924).With Congress and cabinet. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & company.hdl:2027/uc1.b4506941.LCCN 24006006.
• Redfield, William Cox (1927).We and the world. New York: Newark [etc.]LCCN 27024211.

• United States Congress."William C. Redfield (id: R000105)".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

• Media related toWilliam Cox Redfield at Wikimedia Commons

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