Frank Edgar "Ed" Scobey (1866–1931) was Director of the United States Mint

Director of the United States Mint

The Director of the United States Mint is the head of the United States Mint. The position is currently vacant following the resignation of Edmund C. Moy in January 2011....

 from 1922 to 1923.

Biography

Frank Edgar Scobey was born in Miami County, Ohio

Miami County, Ohio

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 on February 27, 1866, the son of William Scobey and Martha J. (Vandeveer) Scobey. He attended public schools in Troy, Ohio

Troy, Ohio

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After school, Scobey secured a position as Troy agent for Standard Oil

Standard Oil

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. Scobey later fell ill and sold his business, spending three full years traveling to try to improve his health, wintering in Florida

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 and Texas

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. He married Mayme Barrington of Covington, Ohio

Covington, Ohio

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 on May 7, 1889. He formed a livery

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 business with his uncle, J. F. Vandeveer, in 1894.

As a young man, Scobey was active in the Miami County Republican Party

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. In 1897, he was elected sheriff

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 of Miami County. He was re-elected, holding office until his resignation in January 1902.

A supporter of U.S. Senator Joseph B. Foraker

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, Scobey then became Clerk of the Ohio Senate

Ohio Senate

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 through Foraker's influence. During this period, Scobey became a personal friend of Warren G. Harding

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, who was a member of the Ohio Senate from 1899 to 1903. Scobey maintained a correspondence with Harding even after Scobey moved to San Antonio in 1907 to found the Scobey Fireproof Storage Co.

When Harding became President of the United States

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 in the 1920 U.S. presidential election

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, he appointed Scobey Director of the United States Mint

Director of the United States Mint

The Director of the United States Mint is the head of the United States Mint. The position is currently vacant following the resignation of Edmund C. Moy in January 2011....

. He held that office from March 1922 until September 1923.

Scobey died in San Antonio in 1931.