He was elected to Congress twice to fill seats left vacant by death, first that of Peter Otey and then Thomas Martin.  
He was once sued for monopolizing his town's news media, as he was the owner of both dailies in Lynchburg.  He was elected to Congress twice to fill seats left vacant by death, first that of Peter Otey and then Thomas Martin.  In his sole Cabinet post he was appointed to replace William McAdoo and his most notable achievement in that office was the floating of a five billion dollar Victory Loan to liquidate World War I expenses.  Twenty-five years later, he refused FDR's offer to serve again as Secretary of the Treasury.  In his time as a Congressman and Senator from Virginia he co-authored two major pieces of legislation, in 1913 and 1933.  FTP, name this politician who co-authored the Federal Reserve Act with Robert Owen and the Banking Reform Act with Henry Steagall.
He was once sued for monopolizing his town's news media, as he was the owner of both dailies in Lynchburg.  
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