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Charles N. (Charles Newell) Fowler
1852–1932
A lawyer, congressman, and financial reform writer, he brought public policy into his books with unusual firsthand experience. His work reflects the world of early 20th-century banking debates, when the shape of the American financial system was still being argued over in public.
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Seventeen Talks on the Banking Question Between Uncle Sam and Mr. Farmer, Mr. Banker, Mr. Lawyer, Mr. Laboringman, Mr. Merchant, Mr. Manufacturer
by Charles N. (Charles Newell) Fowler
About the author
Born in Lena, Illinois, on November 2, 1852, he studied at Beloit College, graduated from Yale in 1876, and later earned a law degree from Chicago Law School. After practicing law in Kansas, he moved to New Jersey, where his public career steadily grew.
He served as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey from 1895 to 1911. Fowler became especially associated with banking and currency questions, chairing the House Committee on Banking and Currency and taking a leading role in debates over financial reform.
That background carries directly into his writing. Rather than approaching economics as a distant theorist, he wrote as a lawyer and former legislator deeply involved in the issues himself, including in works such as The United States Reserve Bank. He died on May 27, 1932, leaving behind a body of work closely tied to the financial and political concerns of his era.