Morgenthau

[ mawr-guhn-thaw -tou ]

noun

1. Henry, 1856–1946, U.S. financier and diplomat, born in Germany.
2. his son Henry, Jr., 1891–1967, U.S. statesman: Secretary of the Treasury 1934–45.

Example Sentences

It was in the context of these discussions that Treasury Secretary Henry Morgenthau put forth a plan in 1944 to destroy Germany’s industries so the country could never remilitarize.

From Slate

Among Trump’s prized relationships was with Robert Morgenthau, the Manhattan district attorney for decades.

From Seattle Times

While Morgenthau was in office, he would joke privately that his pet charity, the Police Athletic League, was the only one to which Trump routinely donated.

From Seattle Times

And when Trump supported Morgenthau politically, some Trump Organization officials were told they needed to write checks of their own to the district attorney’s campaign, according to two people familiar with what took place.

From Seattle Times

In 2021, when the office was intensifying its investigation, Trump told an interviewer that “Bob Morgenthau would not have stood for this.”

From Seattle Times