Edmond M. Hanrahan | |
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Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission | |
In office May 18, 1948 - November 3, 1949 | |
President | Harry S. Truman |
Preceded by | James J. Caffrey |
Succeeded by | Harry A. McDonald |
Personal details | |
Died | June 10,1979 |
Spouse(s) | Ethel M. Byrne (married 1934,died 1957 Ethel A. Prendergast Drew (married circa 1962) |
Edmond M. Hanrahan (died June 10,1979) was an American lawyer and government official. [1] [2] He served as chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission between 1948 and 1949 and also served as a member from 1946 to 1949. [3] He was appointed to the New York State Racing Commission in 1957 and served until 1975. [3]
Hanrahan was appointed by New York state governor W. Averell Harriman to the New York State Racing Authority in 1957. [1] He left the post in 1974.
Hanrahan graduated from Fordham University School of Law in 1929. [1]
He was a director of American Truck Leasing Corporation and other companies. [2]
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