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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—CaliforniaWilliam Gibbs McADOO
(1863-1941)
Senate Years of Service:
1933-1938Party: DemocratMcADOO, William Gibbs, a
Senator from California; born on a farm near Marietta, Cobb County,
Ga., October 31, 1863; attended the rural schools and the
University of Tennessee at Knoxville; appointed deputy clerk of the
United States Circuit Court for the Southern Division, Eastern
District of Tennessee 1882; studied law; admitted to the bar in
1885 and commenced practice in Chattanooga, Tenn.; moved to New
York City in 1892 and continued the practice of law; developed the
system of rapid-transit tunnels under the Hudson River between New
York City and New Jersey and from 1902 to 1913 was president of the
company which constructed and operated them; vice chairman of the
Democratic National Committee in 1912; Secretary of the Treasury in
the Cabinet of President Woodrow Wilson 1913-1918; during the First
World War served as director general of railways, chairman of the
Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Farm Loan Board, and the War
Finance Corporation; resumed the practice of law in New York City
in 1919; moved to Los Angeles, Calif., in 1922 and continued to
practice law; unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination
for President of the United States in 1920 and 1924; author; member
of the Democratic National Committee 1932-1940; elected in 1932 as
a Democrat to the United States Senate from California and served
from March 4, 1933, to November 8, 1938, when he resigned;
unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1938; chairman,
Committee on Patents (Seventy-third through Seventy-fifth
Congresses); returned to Los Angeles, Calif., and served as
chairman of the board of directors of a steamship line; died while
on a visit in Washington, D.C., February 1, 1941; interment in
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
Bibliography
American National Biography; Dictionary of American
Biography; Bromesamle, John J. William Gibbs McAdoo: A
Passion for Change. Port Washington, NY: Kennikat Press, 1974;
McAdoo, William G. Crowded Years: The Reminiscences of William
G. McAdoo. 1931. Reprint. Port Washington, NY: Kennikat Press,
1971.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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