Rufus C. Dawes
Rufus Cutler Dawes (July 30, 1867 – January 8, 1940) was an American businessman in oil and banking from a prominent Ohio family. He and his three brothers all became nationally known. In the 1920s he served as an expert on the commissions to prepare the Dawes Plan and the Young Plan to manage German reparations to the Allies after World War I.
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| Born | Rufus Cutler Dawes July 30, 1867 |
| Died | January 8, 1940 (aged 72) Chicago, Illinois |
| Burial place | Oak Grove Cemetery, Marietta, Ohio |
| Alma mater | Marietta College |
| Occupation(s) | Oil and Banking |
| Years active | 1918–1940 |
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| Spouse | Helen B. Palmer (married 1893) |
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He had most of his career in Chicago, where he was involved in civic organizations. He served as president of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and from 1934-1940, as head of the World's Fair organization and the Museum of Science & Industry (MSI).
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