George C. Mathews

George C. Mathews (February 22, 1886 – July 11, 1946) was an American economist who served as a member of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission under Franklin Delano Roosevelt from 1934 to 1940.

George C. Mathews
Member of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
In office
July 2, 1934 – April 15, 1940
PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded byNone (office created)
Succeeded bySumner Pike
Member of the Federal Trade Commission
In office
October 27, 1933 – July 2, 1934
PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded byWilliam E. Humphrey
Succeeded byRobert E. Freer
Personal details
Born(1886-02-22)February 22, 1886
Northwood, Iowa, U.S.
DiedJuly 11, 1946(1946-07-11) (aged 60)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Alma materUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison

Biography

Mathews was born in Northwood, Iowa on February 22, 1886. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1908, and served on the faculties of the University of Wisconsin and Oregon State University. He later worked as a rate expert for the Wisconsin Railroad Commission, and was a professor of public utilities at Northwestern University.

A liberal Republican from Wisconsin,[1] Mathews served on the Wisconsin Public Utilities Commission before being appointed by Roosevelt to the Federal Trade Commission on October 27, 1933.[1][2]

Mathews also served as a vice president of the Northern States Power Company and the Middle West Utilities Company, and executive vice president of the Standard Gas and Electric Company. In 1934, Mathews was appointed as one of the original members of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and he served until 1940.[3]

He died in Chicago, Illinois on July 11, 1946.

References
  1. Schlesinger, Arthur Meier (2003). The Coming of the New Deal, 1933–1935. Alfred A. Knopf. p. 468. ISBN 0618340866.
  2. "431 Days: Joseph P. Kennedy and the Creation of the SEC". Retrieved 2008-12-18.
  3. "Federal Trade Commission: 90th Anniversary Symposium" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-12-18.


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