Surprising People Who Have Appeared On US Currency

John Jay Knox, Jr.

John Jay Knox, Jr. was a financier from New York who had a pretty big impact on the banking world. He worked in the Treasury Department and eventually made the position of Comptroller of the Treasury. This was a role that required auditing all accounts and overseeing all financial affairs for the country.

He was also instrumental in the development of a bill that prompted the Coinage Act of 1873. It was basically a way of organizing and codifying currency and contributed to the banking system we have today. It’s probably for this reason that Knox, Jr. appeared on a $100 in 1902.