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Humphrey, George (Magoffin) (1890–1970)

US industrialist and cabinet member. A lawyer, he became president of the Hanna iron ore company, and in 1929 he created National Steel which flourished despite the depression. President Eisenhower's surprising choice for secretary of the treasury 1952–56, he checked inflation and balanced the budget before returning to National Steel.

He was born in Cheboygan, Michigan.

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