Charles G. Dawes Politician

Charles Gates Dawes (August 27, 1865 – April 23, 1951) was an American banker and politician who was the 30th Vice President of the United States (1925–1929). For his work on the Dawes Plan for World War I reparations he was a cowinner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1925. Dawes served in the First World War, was the Comptroller of the Currency, the first director of the Bureau of the Budget, and, in later life, the Ambassador to the United Kingdom.Dawes was married to Caro Blymyer on January 24, 1889, and they had four children: Rufus Fearing Dawes, Carolyn Dawes, Dana McCutcheon, and Virginia Dawes.

Personal facts

Charles G. Dawes
Birth dateAugust 27, 1865
Birth place
Ohio , Marietta Ohio
Religion
Congregational church
Date of deathApril 23, 1951
Place of death
Illinois , Evanston Illinois
Education
Marietta College
University of Cincinnati College of Law
Spouse

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Office holder

awards
Nobel Peace Prize
military operations
World War I
military branch
United States Army
military rank
Brigadier general (United States)
military unit
American Expeditionary Forces
United States Department of War
officeUnited States Ambassador to the United Kingdom
party
Republican Party (United States)
president
service end1919
service start1917
successor

Charles G. Dawes on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://files.library.northwestern.edu/spec/Dawes%20register.pdf
  2. http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1925/dawes-bio.html
  3. http://www.evanstonhistorycenter.org
  4. http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/resources/pdf/charles_dawes.pdf
  5. https://archive.org/details/notesasvicepresi007541mbp
  6. https://archive.org/details/portraitofanamer008132mbp