To the Memory of Oscar S. Straus
1850 - Statesman, Author, Diplomat - 1926
This monument was erected by public subscription in accordance with the joint resolution of Congress of December 16, 1927. Signed by President Coolidge March 2, 1929, in memory of
Oscar S. Straus
1850 - 1926
Author
"Origin of the Republican Form of Government" 1885
"Roger Williams - Pioneer of Religious Liberty" 1891
"Under Four Administrations" 1922
Diplomat
Minister to Turkey 1887-1888, 1898-1900
Ambassador to Turkey 1909-1910
Statesman
Secretary of Commerce and Labor 1906-1909
Member of the Hague Court of Arbitration 1902-1926
[Statues on either side of the marker are allegorical figures for "Liberty" and "Reason." See "Regarding To the Memory of Oscar S. Straus" below for more information]
Marker can be reached from 14th Street, NW (U.S. 1) 0 miles south of Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, on the right.
Courtesy hmdb.org
