8 5 , ▁ 1 8 8 9 , ▁and ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁and ▁then ▁as ▁Ass istant ▁U . S . ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Tre as ury ▁from ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁to ▁ 1 8 9 3 ▁during ▁the ▁Benjamin ▁Harrison ▁administration ▁and ▁ 1 8 9 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁during ▁the ▁McK in ley ▁administration . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁International ▁American ▁Custom s ▁Congress , ▁held ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁and ▁again ▁a ▁special ▁agent ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Tre as ury ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁and ▁then ▁custom s ▁agent ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 6 . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁ ▁He ▁married ▁Mary ▁Cec ilia ▁Sw eg les ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 8 6 2 . ▁Their ▁son , ▁Oliver ▁L yman ▁Sp a ul ding , ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁brig ad ier ▁general ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁I . ▁ ▁Death ▁and ▁legacy ▁ ▁Oliver ▁L . ▁Sp a ul ding ▁died ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C ., ▁and ▁is ▁inter red ▁in ▁Ar ling ton ▁National ▁C emetery . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Retrieved ▁on ▁ 2 0 0 8 - 0 2 - 1 5 ▁The ▁Political ▁Gra vey ard ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 3 3 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 2 2 ▁death s