 Silas H. Strawn

Silas Hardy Strawn (December 15, 1866 – 1946) was a prominent Chicago lawyer and one of the name partners at the law firm of Winston & Strawn.He was also the president of the United States Chamber of Commerce during the early years of the Great Depression, in which capacity he supported the policies of Herbert Hoover and was a noted opponent of Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal.Strawn was born on December 15, 1866, on the family farm near Ottawa, Illinois.