biography
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Cohen, Benjamin V(ictor)
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| male
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| lived:
| (1894–1983)
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| biography:
| Lawyer and government official, born in Muncie, Indiana, USA. A brilliant New York corporate lawyer (1922–33), he joined Roosevelt's ‘brain trust’, co-drafting New Deal legislation including the Securities Act of 1933 and plans for the Tennessee Valley Authority. He helped to write the Lend-Lease plan (1941) and served in the UN (1948–52) before returning to private practice. |
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