John J. Cisco, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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merchant and government official (b. 1806, d. 1884)
Date of Birth: 26-Apr-1806
Date of Death: 23-Mar-1884
Profession: businessperson
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About John J. Cisco
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- Cisco (April 26, 1806 - March 23, 1884), was a merchant in the dry goods business in New York City, who retired at the age of thirty-six with a fortune.
- Some eleven years later, in 1853 President Franklin Pierce appointed Cisco to the office of Assistant Treasurer of the United States, and placed in charge of the Sub-Treasury in New York.
- He was later also appointed to this office by President James Buchanan.
- After serving under two Democratic Presidents, Cisco expected to be replaced by the incoming Republican administration of President Lincoln, but was kept on.
- He served under Lincoln until the Spring of 1864, when Cisco resigned the post due to poor health.
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