Carter Glass for U.S. Senate political button

Carter Glass for U.S. Senate political button made by Whitehead Hoag and Co. Probably dates to @1920 Measures just under 1 inch. Local pickup. Shipping with insured USPS Priority service with tracking number. $8 Carter Glass: A Featured Biography It isn’t uncommon for a senator to be appointed to fill a vacancy. However, Virginia Senator Carter Glass (1858-1946) filled not one but two congressional seats because of deaths of sitting members. In 1902, Glass was elected to fill a vacancy in the House of Representatives and was reelected eight times. He then spent two years as President Wilson’s secretary of the treasury (1918-1920) before being asked to fill a vacant Senate seat. In part because Glass could not take his seat until February 2, 1920, a leadership deadlock occurred in the Senate. Once seated, Glass served in the Senate for over 25 years, during which time he chaired the Appropriations Committee and pioneered the Glass-Steagall Act, a sweeping reform of the banking and investment industries. Glass became president pro tempore in 1941, a position he held until his death in 1946. All items are available for local pickup after your purchase. You will be sent instructions on how to pick up your item(s) after your transaction is completed. Many items will also have an option to be shipped. Let us know in the message box when you purchase, we will add the shipping to your invoice.