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 co-sponsored the Glass–Steagall Act with Carter Glass, an act that introduced banking reforms and established the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). Alongside Senator Robert F. Wagner he co-sponsored the Wagner-Steagall National Housing Act of September 1937 which created the United States Housing Authority.
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19 May 1873 Clopton, Alabama
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Died |
22 November 1943 (aged 70)
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Zodiac | Taurus |
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