| Jesse P. Wolcott | |
|---|---|
| Former Chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation From: September 17, 1957 – January 20, 1961 | |
| Predecessor | Ray M. Gidney |
| Successor | Erle Cocke, Sr. |
| Former U.S. Representative from Michigan's 1st Congressional District From: March 4, 1931 – January 3, 1957 | |
| Predecessor | Louis C. Cranton |
| Successor | Robert J. McIntosh |
| Information | |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Grace Sullivan |
| Military Service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service Years | 1917–1919 |
| Rank | Second Lieutenant |
| Unit | 26th Infantry, First Division |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
Jesse Paine Wolcott (March 3, 1893 – January 28, 1969) was a Republican from Michigan who represented the 7th congressional district for the state in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1931 to 1957. He was later the chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation under the Eisenhower Administration.
U.S. House of Representatives
Reece Committee
The poorly conducted investigation of the Select Committee to Investigate Tax-Exempt Foundations and Comparable Organizations during the 82nd Congress (known as the Cox Committee) under the lead of Georgia Democrat segregationist Edward E. Cox promoted calls by committee member B. Carroll Reece for Congress to re-enact the committee.[1] The House did so in late July 1953, and Wolcott joined the majority of Republicans in voting yea.[2]
Wolcott was picked to be on the select committee, joined by Republicans Reece and Angier Goodwin of Massachusetts, who voted against the resolution.[1][2] The two Democrats on the committee were Wayne Hays of Ohio and Gracie Pfost of Idaho. It was known as the Reece Committee, named after its chair. The committee was tasked to investigate subversion among tax-exempt foundations.
While the committee ultimately voted along party lines to approve the final Dodd report, only Reece and Wolcott concurred with the substance, as Goodwin made a separate dissent where he asserted an agreement with the previous Cox Committee report.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 FascinatingPolitics (December 22, 2019). The Reece Committee on Foundations: Conspiratorial Nonsense or an Expose of a Threat to the Nation?. Mad Politics: The Bizarre, Fascinating, and Unknown of American Political History. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 H RES 217. RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO CON- DUCT A FULL AND COMPLETE INVESTIGATION AND STUDY OF EDUCA- TIONAL AND PHILANTHROPIC FOUNDATIONS AND OTHER COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS WHICH ARE EXEMPT FROM FED. INCOME TAXATION.. GovTrack.us. Retrieved August 8, 2021.