George C. Mathews (February 22, 1886 – July 11, 1946) was an American economist who served as a member of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission under

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from 1934 to 1940.

Biography

Mathews was born in Northwood, Iowa on February 22, 1886. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1908, and served on the faculties of the University of Wisconsin and Oregon State University. He later worked as a rate expert for the Wisconsin Railroad Commission, and was a professor of public utilities at Northwestern University. A liberal Republican from Wisconsin, Mathews served on the Wisconsin Public Utilities Commission before being appointed by Roosevelt to the

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on October 27, 1933. Mathews also served as a vice president of the Northern States Power Company and the Middle West Utilities Company, and executive vice president of the Standard Gas and Electric Company. In 1934, Mathews was appointed as one of the original members of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and he served until 1940. He died in Chicago, Illinois on July 11, 1946.

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1886 births 1946 deaths People from Worth County, Iowa University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni 20th-century American economists Federal Trade Commission personnel Members of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Economists from Iowa Franklin D. Roosevelt administration personnel {{US-economist-stub