About John W. Pole
Lived 1870 – 1958 (aged 87). John W. Pole was an accountant.
John William Pole (December 9, 1870 – May 1, 1958) was a United States Comptroller of the Currency from November 21, 1928, to September 20, 1932.
Pole was a native of England. He was appointed a national bank examiner in 1915 and subsequently chief examiner for the Sixth Federal Reserve District.
Pole was serving as chief national bank examiner of the United States when President Calvin Coolidge appointed him Comptroller. His administration witnessed the financial boom that led up to 1929 and the crash that followed. Pole advocated allowing more liberal branch banking to reduce the number of small, weak banks and as an alternative to the formulation of holding companies that were being organized on a large scale. Pole later resigned to enter private business.
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Who was John W. Pole?
American banker (1870-1958)
When was John W. Pole born?
John W. Pole was born on 9 December 1870 in King's Lynn.
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John W. Pole died on 1 May 1958 in Fairfield.
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John W. Pole was an accountant.
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