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{{Short description|American lawyer and politician (
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1786|05|28}}
| birth_place = [[Smyrna, Delaware|Smyrna]], [[Delaware]]
|death_date = {{death date and age|1857|10|7|1786|05|28}}
|death_place = [[Baltimore]], [[Maryland]], U.S.
|party = [[Federalist Party|Federalist]] (before 1825)<br>[[Jacksonian democracy|Jacksonian]] (1825–1837)<br>[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] (1837–1857)
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'''Louis McLane''' (May 28, 1786 – October 7, 1857) was an American lawyer and politician from [[Wilmington, Delaware|Wilmington]], in [[New Castle County, Delaware]], and [[Baltimore|Baltimore, Maryland]]. He was a veteran of the [[War of 1812]], a member of the [[Federalist Party (United States)|Federalist Party]] and later the [[History of the Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]. He served as the U.S. representative from Delaware, U.S. senator from Delaware, the tenth U.S. [[United States Secretary of the Treasury|Secretary of the Treasury]], the twelfth U.S. [[United States Secretary of State|Secretary of State]], ambassador (Minister Plenipotentiary) to
As a member of President [[Andrew Jackson]]'s Cabinet, McLane was a prominent figure during the [[Bank War]]. McLane pursued a more moderate approach towards the [[Second Bank of the United States]] than the President, but agreed with Jackson's decision in 1832 to veto a Congressional bill renewing the Bank's charter. He also helped draft the [[Force Bill]] in 1833. He was elected to the [[American Philosophical Society]] in 1831.<ref>{{Cite web|title=APS Member History|url=https://search.amphilsoc.org/memhist/search?creator=&title=&subject=&subdiv=&mem=&year=1831&year-max=1831&dead=&keyword=&smode=advanced|access-date=April 8, 2021|website=search.amphilsoc.org}}</ref>
==Early life and family==
Louis McLane was born in [[Smyrna, Delaware]], on May 28, 1786
McLane's father
Louis married Catherine Mary (Kitty) Milligan in 1812. Their 13 children included [[Robert Milligan McLane]] (1815–1898), a governor of Maryland and U.S. ambassador; [[Louis McLane (expressman)|Louis McLane]] (1819–1905), who became [[List of Wells Fargo presidents|a president]] of [[Wells Fargo & Co.]]; and Lydia Milligan Sims McLane (1822–1887), wife of [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] General [[Joseph E. Johnston]].<ref name="hitandstay">{{cite web |title=McLane-Fisher Family Papers circa 1800-1905, MS. 2403 |url=https://www.hitandstay.com/findingaid/mclane-fisher-family-papers-circa-1800-1905-ms-2403 |website=www.hitandstay.com |publisher=[[Maryland Historical Society]] |access-date=March 8, 2021}}</ref>
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