Fahey, John H., 1873-1950
Variant namesJohn H. Fahey (1873-1950) was born in Manchester, New Hampshire. After graduation from high school, he began a career in the newspaper business, which continued until 1925. Fahey held positions with the Eastern Associated Press in New Haven, the Associated Press in Boston, the Boston Traveler, the Worchester (Massachusetts) Post, the Manchester (New Hampshire) Mirror, the Clarke Press and the New York Evening Post. He was also president of St. John's River Shipyard in Jacksonville, Florida, from 1918 to 1920. Fahey's public service began in 1923 when he was selected to be a member of the United States section of the Inter-American High Commission. During the Roosevelt years, he served as Chairman of the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Home Owners Loan Corporation, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation and Commissioner of the Federal Home Loan Bank Administration. In civic matters, Fahey was prominent in the Chamber of Commerce serving as chairman of the committee to organize the International Chamber of Commerce. He was also chairman of the Executive Committee of the Twentieth Century Fund and a member of the Board of Directors of the Edward A. Filene Good Will Fund.
From the description of Fahey, John H., 1873-1950 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10610377
Fahey was publisher of the Worcester, Mass. POST (1917-1937); and Chairman of the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, 1933-1950.
From the description of Papers, 1903-1950, 1933-1950 (bulk) (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155522846
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referencedIn | Audiovisual Collection. 1957 - 2006. Photographs Relating to the Administration, Family, and Personal Life of Harry S. Truman. 1957 - 2004. President Harry S. Truman Meets with Home Owner's Loan Corproration | Harry S. Truman Library | |
creatorOf | Papers, 1903-1950, 1933-1950 (bulk) | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
referencedIn | Papers on the New York post, 1917-1924. | Houghton Library | |
referencedIn | Hudson, Manley Ottmer, 1886-1960. Papers, 1894-1960 | Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138 |
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associatedWith | Democratic National Committee (U.S.) | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Edward A. Filene Good Will Fund, Inc. (Boston, Mass.) | corporateBody |
correspondedWith | Gay, Edwin F. (Edwin Francis), 1867-1946 | person |
associatedWith | Home Owners' Loan Corporation. | corporateBody |
correspondedWith | Hudson, Manley Ottmer, 1886- | person |
associatedWith | Long Beach Federal Savings and Loan Association (Long Beach, Calif.) | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Los Angeles Home Loan Bank (Los Angeles, Calif.) | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Twentieth Century Fund. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | United States. Federal Home Loan Bank Board. | corporateBody |
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Birth 1873
Death 1950
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