Ralph H. Demmler | |
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Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission | |
In office June 27, 1953 – May 25, 1955 | |
President | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
Preceded by | J. Howard Rossbach |
Succeeded by | J. Sinclair Armstrong |
Personal details | |
Born | August 22, 1904 |
Died | December 23, 1995[1] Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States [1] | (aged 91)
Political party | Republican Party [1] |
Spouse | Catherine Demmler [1] |
Children | John H. Demmler [1] |
Alma mater |
Allegheny College
[1] University of Pittsburgh [1] |
Occupation | Lawyer and appointed United States government official |
Ralph H. Demmler (August 22, 1904 – December 23, 1995) was an American lawyer – specializing in corporate banking law – and chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission from June 1953 to May 1955. [1]
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He graduated from Allegheny College, where he was a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society. [1] Demmler earned his law degree at the University of Pittsburgh. [1]
He began his law practice in Pittsburgh in 1928. [1]
In 1943, Demmler joined the law firm Reed Smith Shaw & McClay and was elected a partner in 1948. [1]
A member of the Republican Party, he served as chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) between June 1953 and 1955. [1] Demmler had been appointed a member of the commission just earlier. [1] [2]
From 1969 until 1980, he was an adviser on an American Law Institute project to codify federal securities laws. [1]
In 1972, the SEC appointed Demmler to its Special Committee on Enforcement Policy. [1]
During his career, he served as a member of the board of various corporations, including Duquesne Light, Sharon Steel and Hammermill Paper. [1]
Demmler died, age 91, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. At his death, he was survived by Catherine, his wife of 66 years. [1] Demmler was also survived by a son John H. Demmler and three grandchildren. [1]