 george bruce cortelyou (july 26, 1862october 23, 1940) was an american presidential cabinet secretary of the early 20th century. ==biography== ===early life=== cortelyou was born in new york city to rose (nÃ©e seary) and peter crolius cortelyou, jr. he was part of an old new netherland family whose immigrant ancestor arrived in 1652. he was educated at public schools in brooklyn, the nazareth hall military academy in pennsylvania, and the hempstead institute on long island. at the age of 20, cortelyou received a ba degree from westfield normal school, now westfield state university, a teacher's college in westfield, massachusetts. he graduated from the law schools of george washington university and georgetown university. he was a member of phi sigma kappa fraternity while at george washington university. courtelyou then began teaching, later taking a stenography course and mastering shorthand. cortelyou married the former lily morris hinds on september 15, 1888, with whom he had five children. in 1891, he obtaine
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