James Burton Reynolds

James Burton Reynolds was Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, where he was accused of taking bribes from the Sugar Trust.

Early life

He was born in Saratoga, New York, on February 17, 1870, and was the son of Dr. John H. Reynolds and Sarah Reynolds. He attended Glens Falls Academy and graduated from Dartmouth College in 1890.

Career

In 1905, President Theodore Roosevelt appointed Reynolds an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury. In September 1909, Reynolds was appointed by President William Howard Taft. He resigned from the Treasury effective November 1, 1909, to focus on the Tariff Commission.
In 1913 he was Secretary of the Republican National Committee. In 1920 he was the campaign manager for Calvin Coolidge.

Personal life

On December 28, 1912, Reynolds was married to Irene Hearin in Mobile, Alabama. Irene, a daughter of Dr. James Mosely Holcombe and Rhidonia Alabama Augustine Holcombe, was the widow of Charles Turner Hearin, with whom she had several children.
He died in New York City on February 7, 1948.