William Kent letter : Kentfield, Calif., to Franklin MacVeagh, Washington, D.C., 1911 Aug. 25.

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William Kent letter : Kentfield, Calif., to Franklin MacVeagh, Washington, D.C., 1911 Aug. 25.

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Manuscript letter on letterhead stationery of William Kent to the Secretary of the Treasury reporting the results of his mission to evaluate the state of banking in Sacramento, California and the parties interested in starting another national bank. Kent reports that the state of banking in Sacramento is adequate, the reputation of a W. W. Basset is "not of the best," and "those owning the California National Bank" are behind the push to starting another national bank "so that the same persons would monopolize the National Banking field and would doubtless protest the establishment by others of another national institution. Kent ends the letter by asserting that his lack of personal knowledge of any of the involved parties means that "Needless to say therefore I am not subject to any bias on the subject whatever."

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Kent, William, 1864-1928

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William Kent was born on March 29, 1864 in Chicago, Illinois, and graduated from Yale (B.A., 1887). From 1895 to 1897 he was a member of the Chicago City Council and was a founding member of the Municipal Voters' League. Kent moved to California in 1907. He was elected to the United States House of Representatives from California (1911-1917) and served on the U.S. Tariff Commission (1917-1921). He lost the nomination in the California senatorial election of 1920. Kent died on March 13, 1928 in K...

MacVeagh, Franklin, 1837-1934

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Lawyer, businessman, and U.S. secretary of the treasury. From the description of Franklin MacVeagh papers, 1799-1933 (bulk 1909-1913). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78802204 Biographical Note 1837, Nov. 22 Born near Phoenixville, Chester County, Pa. 1862 A.B., Yale University, New Haven, Conn. ...