Charles G. Dawes

Charles G. Dawes
Dawes, c. 1920s
30th Vice President of the United States
In office March 4, 1925 – March 4, 1929
President	Calvin Coolidge
Preceded by	Calvin Coolidge
Succeeded by	Charles Curtis
United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom
In office June 15, 1929 – December 30, 1931
President	Herbert Hoover
Preceded by	Alanson B. Houghton
Succeeded by	Andrew Mellon
1st Director of the Bureau of the Budget
In office June 23, 1921 – June 30, 1922
President	Warren G. Harding
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Herbert Lord
10th Comptroller of the Currency
In office January 1, 1898 – September 30, 1901
President	William McKinley Theodore Roosevelt
Preceded by	James H. Eckels
Succeeded by	William Ridgely
Personal details
Born	Charles Gates Dawes (1865-08-27)August 27, 1865 Marietta, Ohio, U.S.
Died	April 23, 1951(1951-04-23) (aged 85) Evanston, Illinois, U.S.
Resting place	Rosehill Cemetery
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Caro Blymyer ​ (m. 1889)​
Children	4
Education	Marietta College (AB) University of Cincinnati (LLB)
Civilian awards	Nobel Peace Prize
Signature
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1917–1919
Rank	Brigadier general
Unit	American Expeditionary Forces Liquidation Commission of the War Department
Battles/wars	World War I
Military awards	Army Distinguished Service Medal

Charles Gates Dawes (August 27, 1865 – April 23, 1951) was an American diplomat and Republican politician who was the 30th vice president of the United States from 1925 to 1929 under Calvin Coolidge. He was a co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1925 for his work on the Dawes Plan for World War I reparations.

Born in Marietta, Ohio, Dawes attended Cincinnati Law School before beginning a legal career in Lincoln, Nebraska. After serving as a gas plant executive, he managed William McKinley's 1896 presidential campaign in Illinois. After the election, McKinley appointed Dawes as the Comptroller of the Currency. He remained in that position until 1901 before forming the Central Trust Company of Illinois. Dawes served as a general during World War I and was the chairman of the general purchasing board for the American Expeditionary Forces. In 1921, President Warren G. Harding appointed Dawes as the first director of the Bureau of the Budget. Dawes served on the Allied Reparations Commission, where he helped formulate the Dawes Plan to aid the struggling German economy.

The 1924 Republican National Convention nominated President Calvin Coolidge without opposition. After former Governor of Illinois Frank Lowden declined the vice-presidential nomination, the convention chose Dawes as Coolidge's running mate. The Republican ticket won the 1924 presidential election, and Dawes was sworn in as vice president in 1925. Dawes helped pass the McNary–Haugen Farm Relief Bill in Congress, but President Coolidge vetoed it. Dawes was a candidate for renomination at the 1928 Republican National Convention, but Coolidge's opposition to Dawes helped ensure that Charles Curtis was nominated instead. In 1929, President Herbert Hoover appointed Dawes to be the Ambassador to the United Kingdom. Dawes also briefly led the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, which organized a government response to the Great Depression. He resigned from that position in 1932 to return to banking, and died in 1951 of coronary thrombosis.