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'''Barber Benjamin Conable, Jr.''' (November 2, 1922 – November 30, 2003) was a [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Congressman]] from [[New York]] and president of the [[World Bank]].
==Biography==
Conable was born in [[Warsaw (town), New York|Warsaw, New York]] on November 2, 1922. Conable graduated from [[Cornell University]] in 1942. He then enlisted in the [[U.S. Marines|Marines]] and fought in the [[Battle of Iwo Jima]]. After the war, he received his law degree from [[Cornell University Law School]] in 1948. He later re-enlisted and fought in the [[Korean War]].
In 1962, Conable was elected as a Republican to the [[New York State Senate]]. Two years later, Conable was elected to the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] in 1964. He was reelected nine more times. He was voted by his colleagues the "most respected" member of Congress. He refused to accept personal contributions larger than $50. For many years, Conable was the ranking minority member of the [[House Ways and Means Committee]], where he authored a tax code provision that made so-called 401(k) and 403(b) defined-contribution retirement plans possible.
A long-time ally of [[Richard Nixon]], Conable supported Nixon until the White House released a tape of Nixon instructing his Chief of Staff [[H. R. Haldeman]] to obstruct the [[FBI]] investigation. This caused Conable to join those asking for Nixon's resignation.
Conable did not seek reelection in 1984. In 1986, President [[Ronald Reagan]] appointed him president of the [[World Bank]]. Conable was the first career politician appointed to lead the bank.<ref name=wb>{{cite web|url=http://go.worldbank.org/E3LJ89ABX0|title=Barber Conable|accessdate=September 16, 2012}}</ref> In May 1987, Conable reorganized the bank to promote efficiency and reduce waste.<ref anme=wb/> He retired in 1991.
==References==
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[[Category:Conservatives]]
==Biography==
Conable was born in [[Warsaw (town), New York|Warsaw, New York]] on November 2, 1922. Conable graduated from [[Cornell University]] in 1942. He then enlisted in the [[U.S. Marines|Marines]] and fought in the [[Battle of Iwo Jima]]. After the war, he received his law degree from [[Cornell University Law School]] in 1948. He later re-enlisted and fought in the [[Korean War]].
In 1962, Conable was elected as a Republican to the [[New York State Senate]]. Two years later, Conable was elected to the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] in 1964. He was reelected nine more times. He was voted by his colleagues the "most respected" member of Congress. He refused to accept personal contributions larger than $50. For many years, Conable was the ranking minority member of the [[House Ways and Means Committee]], where he authored a tax code provision that made so-called 401(k) and 403(b) defined-contribution retirement plans possible.
A long-time ally of [[Richard Nixon]], Conable supported Nixon until the White House released a tape of Nixon instructing his Chief of Staff [[H. R. Haldeman]] to obstruct the [[FBI]] investigation. This caused Conable to join those asking for Nixon's resignation.
Conable did not seek reelection in 1984. In 1986, President [[Ronald Reagan]] appointed him president of the [[World Bank]]. Conable was the first career politician appointed to lead the bank.<ref name=wb>{{cite web|url=http://go.worldbank.org/E3LJ89ABX0|title=Barber Conable|accessdate=September 16, 2012}}</ref> In May 1987, Conable reorganized the bank to promote efficiency and reduce waste.<ref anme=wb/> He retired in 1991.
==References==
<references/>
{{DEFAULTSORT:Conable, Barber}}
[[Category:Conservatives]]