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Dawes (CHARLES GATES an American)

CHARLES GATES, an American financier and public official; born in Marietta, O., in 1865. He graduated from Marietta College in 1884 and studied law at the Cincinnati Law School. After his admission to the bar in 1886 he practiced law in Lincoln, Neb.

In 1894 he left law to engage in business, He was active in politics and was a member of the executive committee of the Republican National Committee in the campaign of 1896. From 1897 to 1902 he was Comptroller of the Currency. He served in the World War in the Engineers, rising to the rank of DAWES brigadier-general. He served in France on the administrative staff of the commander-in-chief of the American Expeditionary Force as chairman of the General Purchasing Board and general purchasing agent. He was also a member of the Allied Purchasing Board and the Liquidation Commission of the Allies. For his services he was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal and the Order of Leopold, King of Belgium. He wrote "The Canking System of the United States" (1892); and "Essays and Speeches" (1915).