Edmund Platt (February 2, 1865 – August 7, 1939) was an American politician and corporate executive who served as the 4th

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from 1920 to 1930. He previously served as

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from New York from 1913 until 1920. Born in

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, New York he attended a private school and Riverview Academy. He graduated from

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in Poughkeepsie and learned the printer's trade. He graduated from

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in 1888 and taught school and studied law. He moved to

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and edited the '' Superior Evening Telegram'' in 1890 and 1891. He returned to Poughkeepsie in 1891 and engaged in editing and publishing the ''Poughkeepsie Eagle''; he was also a member of the board of water commissioners of Poughkeepsie. Platt was elected as a

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to the Sixty-third and to the three succeeding Congresses and held office from March 4, 1913 to June 7, 1920, when he resigned to accept appointment by President

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to the

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. While in the House of Representatives, he was chairman of the Committee on Banking and Currency (Sixty-sixth Congress). Platt became vice governor of the Federal Reserve Board in August 1920 and served until 1930 when he resigned. He returned to Poughkeepsie and engaged in an extensive banking business; he died in

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while on a visit in 1939; interment was in the

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Statements and Speeches of Edmund Platt
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