John J. Carson was a 20th-century American politician who served in the Truman Administration as a commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) from 1949 to 1953.[1] A Republican who was nominated to one of the party's posts on the FTC, he nevertheless drew ire from his own party owing to his past association with a group of business cooperatives.[2]
Carson's first job was as a messenger boy for the president of the American National Bank of Indianapolis. He then worked for the Van Camp Packing Company as bookkeeper and accountant. By 1912, he had gone into journalism and had become city editor in Indianapolis.[1]
In 1918, Carson assigned a job in Washington, D.C., as an assistant correspondent for the St. Louis Globe-Democrat newspaper and moved shortly thereafter to the St. Louis Republic newspaper. Then, he moved to the Baltimore Sun, where he came to know H. L. Mencken and then the Scripps-HowardEvening Sun through 1922.[1]
Although Carson was a Republican, he faced allegations of socialism from Republican Senators such as John W. Bricker due to his past association with a group of business cooperatives.[2] Carson maintained that his support for cooperatives was not rooted in socialism, but rather in the ideals expressed in the quadragesimo anno, an encyclical issued by Pope Pius XI that condemned unregulated capitalism.[2] As a member of the FTC, his term overlapped closely with that of Stephen J. Spingarn.[3]
^ abcdCarson, John J.; Hess, Jerry N. (8 November 1971). "Oral History Interview with John J. Carson". Harry S. Truman Library & Museum. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
^ abc"Khan unlikely to face confirmation fight for FTC post - FTCWatch". www.mlexwatch.com. Retrieved 2021-09-12.
^Spingarn, Stephen J.; Hess, Jerry N. (March 1967). "Oral History Interview with Stephen J. Spingarn". Harry S. Truman Library & Museum. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
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john, carson, 20th, century, american, politician, served, truman, administration, commissioner, federal, trade, commission, from, 1949, 1953, republican, nominated, party, posts, nevertheless, drew, from, party, owing, past, association, with, group, business. John J Carson was a 20th century American politician who served in the Truman Administration as a commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission FTC from 1949 to 1953 1 A Republican who was nominated to one of the party s posts on the FTC he nevertheless drew ire from his own party owing to his past association with a group of business cooperatives 2 John J CarsonCommissioner of the Federal Trade CommissionFormerIn office September 28 1948 March 31 1953PresidentHarry S TrumanDwight D EisenhowerPersonal detailsBornSmith Valley Indiana U S Political partyRepublican Contents 1 Background 2 Career 3 See also 4 ReferencesBackground editCarson was born in Smith Valley Indiana an unincorporated community south of Indianapolis where he then grew up 1 Career editCarson s first job was as a messenger boy for the president of the American National Bank of Indianapolis He then worked for the Van Camp Packing Company as bookkeeper and accountant By 1912 he had gone into journalism and had become city editor in Indianapolis 1 In 1918 Carson assigned a job in Washington D C as an assistant correspondent for the St Louis Globe Democrat newspaper and moved shortly thereafter to the St Louis Republic newspaper Then he moved to the Baltimore Sun where he came to know H L Mencken and then the Scripps Howard Evening Sun through 1922 1 Although Carson was a Republican he faced allegations of socialism from Republican Senators such as John W Bricker due to his past association with a group of business cooperatives 2 Carson maintained that his support for cooperatives was not rooted in socialism but rather in the ideals expressed in the quadragesimo anno an encyclical issued by Pope Pius XI that condemned unregulated capitalism 2 As a member of the FTC his term overlapped closely with that of Stephen J Spingarn 3 See also editList of former FTC commissioners Stephen J Spingarn Harry S TrumanReferences edit a b c d Carson John J Hess Jerry N 8 November 1971 Oral History Interview with John J Carson Harry S Truman Library amp Museum Retrieved 19 August 2017 a b c Khan unlikely to face confirmation fight for FTC post FTCWatch www mlexwatch com Retrieved 2021 09 12 Spingarn Stephen J Hess Jerry N March 1967 Oral History Interview with Stephen J Spingarn Harry S Truman Library amp Museum Retrieved 20 August 2017 nbsp nbsp This American politician related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John J Carson amp oldid 1178502292, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
