Harold Theodore Tate (December 28, 1875 - October 23, 1960)[1] was the 26th Treasurer of the United States from May 31, 1928, until January 17, 1929, serving under President Calvin Coolidge.
His father Allen was the assistant Attorney General in the Department of the Interior under President William McKinley.
Tate had previously served as Deputy Treasurer of the United States, and one of his duties in that post included signing the President's paycheck.
H. T. Tate's brother Ernest served as Treasurer of the Southern Railway, headquartered at 15th and K Street N.W.
Tate died on October 23, 1960, and is buried in Emma Jarnagin Cemetery in Morristown, Tennessee.