Background
He assisted his father in publishing the Aurora, a Philadelphia newspaper, until 1806.
lawyer United States Secretary of the Treasury
He assisted his father in publishing the Aurora, a Philadelphia newspaper, until 1806.
He became an influential lawyer and served several terms in the Pennsylvania General Assembly, becoming one of the most powerful state politicians in Pennsylvania at the time. Her father was Richard Bache, Senior, a marine insurance underwriter and importer in Philadelphia. Bache served as United States Postmaster General from 1776 to 1782.
Her mother was Sarah Franklin Bache, the daughter of Benjamin Franklin.
In 1833, President Andrew Jackson appointed Duane Like his predecessor, Louis McLane, who was moved to the Department of State, Duane refused to remove government deposits from the Bank of the United States and transfer them to state banks. This caused clashes with Jackson and Duane was soon replaced by Roger B. Taney.
Duane died in Philadelphia on September 26, 1865.
He defended his own position in his book Narrative and Correspondence Concerning the Removal of the Deposites, and Occurrences Connected Therewith, published in 1838.
