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'''Carter Glass''' (January 4, 1858 – May 28, 1946) was a [[progressive]] [[segregation]]ist [[Democrat]] from [[Virginia]] who served as a United States senator and [[Secretary of the Treasury]] under President [[Woodrow Wilson]]. He was also a [[fiscal conservative]] who allied with [[Harry F. Byrd]] in opposing most of the [[New Deal]].  Senator Glass was the leading Democrat to oppose [[FDR]], and in particular blocked his [[court packing]] scheme.
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'''Carter Glass''' (January 4, 1858 – May 28, 1946) was a [[progressive]] [[segregation]]ist [[Democrat]] from [[Virginia]] who served as a United States senator and [[Secretary of the Treasury]] under President [[Woodrow Wilson]]. He was also a [[fiscal conservative]] who allied with [[Harry F. Byrd]] in opposing most of the [[New Deal]].  Self-taught, Senator Glass was the leading Democrat to oppose [[FDR]], and in particular blocked his [[court packing]] scheme.
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Glass was prominent in addressing [[banking]] and the establishment of the [[Federal Reserve]].<ref>[https://www.encyclopedia.com/people/history/us-history-biographies/carter-glass Glass, Carter]. ''encylopedia.com''. Retrieved April 21, 2021.</ref>
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Glass was prominent in addressing [[banking]] and the establishment of the [[Federal Reserve]].<ref>[https://www.encyclopedia.com/people/history/us-history-biographies/carter-glass Glass, Carter]. ''encylopedia.com''. Retrieved April 21, 2021.</ref>  He sponsored the landmark Glass-Steagall Banking Act in 1933.<ref>https://fascinatingpolitics.com/2019/03/30/carter-glass-the-most-significant-american-senator-in-banking-history/</ref>
    
==Virginia state politics==
 
==Virginia state politics==
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