Ralph H. Demmler
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Ralph H. Demmler (August 22, 1904Template:Spaced ndash December 23, 1995) was an American lawyerTemplate:Spaced ndash specializing in corporate banking lawTemplate:Spaced ndash and chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission from June 1953 to May 1955.[1]
Early life and education
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Career
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]
Corporate directorships
During his career, he served as a member of the board of various corporations, including Duquesne Light, Sharon Steel and Hammermill Paper.[1]
Personal life
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]
See also
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- Attorneys in the United States
- List of Allegheny College alumni
- List of University of Pittsburgh people
- List of people from the Pittsburgh metropolitan area
References
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- 1904 births
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- 20th-century American businesspeople
- Allegheny College alumni
- American corporate directors
- Businesspeople from Pennsylvania
- Eisenhower administration personnel
- Members of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
- Pennsylvania lawyers
- Pennsylvania Republicans
- Politicians from Pittsburgh
- University of Pittsburgh School of Law alumni