Henry Bascom Steagall lived from 1873 to 1943 and was a United States representative from Alabama. He was chairman of the House Committee on Banking and Currency and in 1933 co-sponsored the Glass-Steagall Act with Senator Carter Glass, introducing banking reforms and establishing the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. With Senator Robert F. Wagner he also co-sponsored the Wagner-Steagall National Housing Act of 1937, which created the United States Housing Authority.
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RoleUnited States Representative from Alabama (1915-1943); chairman, House Committee on Banking and Currency. 1 Nationality / Jurisdiction Place of Death Classification
Field of LawCommercial and Business Law 1 Role
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Henry Bascom Steagall
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Steagall was born in Clopton, Alabama, on May 19, 1873.
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He died while in office on November 22, 1943, in Washington, D.C.
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was a United States representative from Alabama.
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He was chairman of the Committee on Banking and Currency and in 1933, he co-sponsored the Glass-Steagall Act with Carter Glass, an act that introduced banking reforms and established the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).
- co-sponsored the Glass-Steagall Act (banking reform, FDIC)
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- In Legal System: Law of the United States, Henry Bascom Steagall (May 19, 1873, November 22, 1943) was a United States representative from Alabama. He was chairma
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What is Henry B. Steagall remembered for?
He co-sponsored the 1933 Glass-Steagall Act, which established the FDIC.
Steagall was a United States representative from Alabama and chairman of the House Committee on Banking and Currency. In 1933 he co-sponsored the Glass-Steagall Act with Senator Carter Glass, which introduced banking reforms and established the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
What housing law did Steagall co-sponsor?
The Wagner-Steagall National Housing Act of 1937, creating the United States Housing Authority.
With Senator Robert F. Wagner he co-sponsored the Wagner-Steagall National Housing Act of 1937, which created the United States Housing Authority.
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