William Lucius Cary (1910–1983) served as chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission between 1961 and 1964. Chairman Cary graduated from

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in 1931 and later served with the

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(OSS) in the former Yugoslavia and Romania during World War II. He was a Dwight Professor of Law at

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when

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appointed him as SEC Chairman. In 1974 he wrote Federalism and Corporate Law: Reflections Upon Delaware, an article in the

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that has been cited frequently for decades as the classic argument for federalizing the issuance of corporate charters.

Family

He married Katherine Lemoine Fenimore Cooper, a second great granddaughter of

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, in 1954. They had two daughters: * Linn Fenimore Cooper Cary (married writer

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in 1983) * Katrina Fenimore Cooper Cary

References

* ''Time'' Magazine, Friday, July 7, 1961

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cary, William L. Members of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Yale University alumni 1910 births 1983 deaths Kennedy administration personnel Lyndon B. Johnson administration personnel