Henry Bascom Steagall (May 19, 1873 – November 22, 1943) was a United States representative from Alabama . He was chairman of the Committee on Banking and Currency and in 1933, he co-sponsored the Glass–Steagall Act with Carter Glass , an act that introduced banking reforms and established the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). With Senator Robert F. Wagner , he co-sponsored the Wagner-Steagall National Housing Act of September 1937 which created the United States Housing Authority .
5-489: Steagall is a surname of English origin, meaning "dweller by the stile". Notable people with the surname include: Henry B. Steagall (1873-1943), American politician Jay Steagall (born 1976), American politician Red Steagall (born 1938), American actor, musician, poet, and stage performer Scotty Steagall (1929-2001), American basketball player See also [ edit ] Banking Act of 1933 , often referred to as
10-655: The 1941 Lend Lease act to provide military aid to the United Kingdom in World War II. He died while in office on November 22, 1943, in Washington, D.C. He was inducted into the Alabama Lawyers' Hall of Fame in 2002. Asked how to say his name, he told The Literary Digest that it was stee-gall (like the words tea and gall ), with equal stress on each syllable. He added, "This pronunciation
15-743: The Glass-Steagall Act Glass–Steagall Act of 1932 , a law passed by the United States Congress Steagall Amendment of 1941 , a US federal law Steagall Glacier , a tributary glacier in the Queen Maud Mountains Stegall Steggall [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with the surname Steagall . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding
20-717: The Southeast Alabama Agricultural School at Abbeville and graduated from the law department of the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa in 1893. He served as the county solicitor of Dale County from 1902 to 1908 and was a Democratic member of the Alabama House of Representatives from 1906 to 1907. Steagall was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives for Alabama's 3rd District in 1915 and served until 1943. He voted in favor of
25-532: The person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Steagall&oldid=1129195913 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata All set index articles Henry B. Steagall Steagall was born in Clopton , Alabama , on May 19, 1873. His paternal grandfather came to America from England . Steagall attended
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