Edmund Platt

Edmund Platt ( born February 2, 1865 in Poughkeepsie, New York; † August 7, 1939 in Chazy, Clinton County, New York) was an American journalist and politician of the Republican Party of the State of New York in the House of Representatives of the United States represented.

Life

After attending a private school, the Riverview Academy and the Eastman Business College in Poughkeepsie, he learned the trade of printer. He later studied at Harvard University, then worked as a teacher and studied law wrong. After moving to Wisconsin, he was 1890-1891 editor of the daily newspaper Superior Evening Telegram, but returned subsequently returned to his native town, where he was editor and publisher of the newspaper Poughkeepsie Eagle. He was also a board member of the Water Authority of Poughkeepsie.

Platt was elected as a Republican to the U.S. House of Representatives and represented in this after three re- elections of March 4, 1913 until his resignation on June 7, 1920 26 Congressional District of the State of New York. Most recently he was from March 1919 to June 1920 Chairman of the Banking and Currency Committee of the 66th U.S. Congress.

After retiring from Congress, he was appointed by U.S. President Woodrow Wilson as a member of the Federal Reserve Board and was between August 1920 and his retirement in 1930 vice-governor of that body. At the end of his term in 1929 criticism of the Federal Reserve System was practiced because of strong intervention by the Federal Reserve Board as a result of the global economic crisis in the year.

Following his retirement from the Federal Reserve Board, he engaged in the private sector as well as in banking transactions.