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Why was Louis McLane removed from his position as Secretary of the Treasury?

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He was Secretary of the Treasury (1831-33) in Andrew Jackson's cabinet, but when he refused Jackson's demand to transfer deposits from the Bank of the United States to state banks, he was made Secretary of State (1833-34).

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