James Laurence Laughlin (April 2 1850 - November 28 1933) was an American economist who helped to found the Federal Reserve System. Born in Deerfield, Ohio, Laughlin received his PhD from Harvard University. His thesis regarded "Anglo-Saxon Legal Procedure". A conservative, he generally subscribed to the economic theories of John Stuart Mill and opposed bimetallism. He taught in Boston for five years, at Cornell for two years, … Wikipedia
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