Knowra Charles G. Dawes Charles G. Dawes Charles G. Dawes (1865–1951) was an American banker, Republican politician, and diplomat who served as vice president under Calvin Coolidge and helped formulate the Dawes Plan.
Dawes Plan : A 1924 program that restructured Germany’s reparations payments and arranged foreign loans to stabilize its economy. Dawes chaired the international committee whose proposals became this plan.
Marietta, Ohio : A city in southeastern Ohio, founded in 1788 at the confluence of the Muskingum and Ohio rivers. Dawes was born in Marietta in 1865.
Calvin Coolidge : The 30th president of the United States, serving from 1923 to 1929. Coolidge was president during Dawes’s term as vice president.
Nobel Peace Prize : An annual international award established by Alfred Nobel for contributions to peace. Dawes shared the 1925 prize with Charles-Édouard Guillaume for work associated with European stabilization.
Vice President of the United States : The constitutional officer who presides over the Senate and succeeds the president if the office becomes vacant. Dawes held the office from 1925 to 1929 under Calvin Coolidge.
Union College : A private liberal arts college in Schenectady, New York, founded in 1795. Dawes graduated from Union College in 1884 before studying law.
Warren G. Harding : The 29th president of the United States, serving from 1921 until his death in 1923. Harding appointed Dawes to direct the newly established Bureau of the Budget.
Dawes Commission : The international committee that proposed a restructuring of Germany’s reparations payments in 1924. Dawes chaired the committee, which made his name central to the resulting settlement.
Bureau of the Budget : A federal agency established in 1921 to help the president prepare and coordinate the national budget. As its first director, Dawes helped establish centralized executive budget review.
Northwestern University School of Law : The law school of Northwestern University, based in Chicago, Illinois. Dawes earned his law degree there and began practicing in Nebraska.
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