We might say Glass was a Popular Front member. CB
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carter_Glass Carter Glass >From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Carter Glass 47th United States Secretary of the Treasury In office December 16, 1918 – February 1, 1920 President Woodrow Wilson Preceded by William G. McAdoo Succeeded by David F. Houston United States Senator from Virginia In office February 20, 1920 – May 28, 1946 Preceded by Thomas S. Martin Succeeded by Thomas G. Burch President pro tempore of the United States Senate In office July 11, 1941 – January 2, 1945 Preceded by Pat Harrison Succeeded by Kenneth McKellar Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 6th district In office November 4, 1902 – December 16, 1918 Preceded by Peter J. Otey Succeeded by James P. Woods Personal details Born January 4, 1858 Lynchburg, Virginia, U.S. Died May 28, 1946 (aged 88) Washington, D.C., U.S. Political party Democratic Profession Politician, Editor Signature Carter Glass (January 4, 1858 – May 28, 1946) was a newspaper publisher and politician from Lynchburg, Virginia. He served many years in Congress as a member of the Democratic Party. As House co-sponsor, he played a central role in the development of the 1913 Glass-Owen Act that created the Federal Reserve System. Glass subsequently served as the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury under President Woodrow Wilson. Later elected to the Senate, he became widely known as co-sponsor of the Glass–Steagall Act of 1933, which enforced the separation of investment banking and commercial banking, and established the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
