Leon Fraser

Leon Fraser (born November 27, 1889 in Boston - † April 8, 1945 ) was an American manager.

Fraser graduated from Columbia University and graduated from Colgate University Law School . After working as a reporter for the New York World , he was admitted to the bar in 1914. He left the First World War with the rank of officer .

From 1922 to 1924 he practiced international law in Paris . He was an advisor for the Dawes Plan and from 1924 to 1927 Paris representative for the reparations payments .

In 1930 he became a deputy to Gates White McGarrah as president of the newly formed Bank for International Settlements .

In 1937 he became president of the First National Bank of New York . He has also held senior positions at General Electric , US Steel and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York .

In the courtyard of his Granville home , Fraser shot himself in the head. His suicide note referred to depression . He left a son.

Works

• The Reparation Settlement signed June 7, 1929, with Historical and Explanatory Introduction by Leon Fraser . In: Conciliation, International. No. 253 . Carnegie Endowment, 1929.

Web links

• Newspaper article about Leon Fraser in the press kit of the 20th century of the ZBW - Leibniz Information Center for Economics .

Individual evidence

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