Wright Patman
(1893-1976)
American politician
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John William Wright Patman (August 6, 1893 – March 7, 1976) was a U.S. Congressman from Texas in Texas's 1st congressional district and chair of the United States House Committee on Banking and Currency (1963–75). Patman was a fiscal watchdog who acted to protect American wage earners by identifying and preventing the excesses and unfair practices of the banks and the Federal Reserve. He sponsored the Robinson-Patman Act of 1935, which was designed to protect small retail shops against competition from chain stores by fixing a minimum price for retail products.
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6 August 1893 Hughes Springs, Texas
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7 March 1976 (aged 82) Bethesda, Maryland
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| Zodiac | Leo |
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