Frederick C. Howe
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 Frederick C. Howe     | |
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| Born | November 21, 1867 |
| Died | August 3, 1940 (Age 72) |
| Nationality | US |
| Alma mater | Miami University, Allegheny College, Johns Hopkins University |
Career
On 27 July 1933, George N. Peek, head of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration appointed Howe as the head of the Consumers' Counsel.[1] Howe was associated with other left-wing members of the Roosevelt administration.
Rexford Tugwell claimed that Howe was "the subject of vitriolic attacks by the business interests" and was "pictured as a Red".[2] Chester R. Davis now decided to get rid of Howe. He later recalled: "Fred Howe was a man of high ideals and very practical sense. He was the 'turn the other cheek' type. He was a well-meaning man who permitted his organization to be loaded down with a group of people who were more concerned with stirring up discontent than they were with achieving the objectives of the act." [3]
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References
- ↑ http://spartacus-educational.com/Frederic_C_Howe.htm
- ↑ Rexford Tugwell, Roosevelt's Revolution (1977) page 355
- ↑ Chester R. Davis, Reminiscences (1953) page 313
