Seymour Parker Gilbert
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Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
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| In office June 1920 – June 1921 |
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| Preceded by | Russell Cornell Leffingwell |
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Under Secretary of the Treasury
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| In office June 1921 – 1923 |
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Agent General of Reparations
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| In office October 1924 – May 1930 |
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| Born | 1892 Bloomfield |
| Died | February 23, 1938 New York City |
Seymour Parker Gilbert (1892 - February 23, 1938) was an American lawyer, banker, politican and diplomat. He is chiefly known for being Agent General for Reparations to Germany, from October 1924 to May 1930. Afterwards, in 1931, he became an associate at J. P. Morgan. He died at age 45, from a heart attack. His son was chairman of Morgan Stanley during the 1980s.
Parker Gilbert was educated at Rutgers College, and received a L.L.B. from Harvard Law School. At age 27, he was offered a cabinet post in the Wilson Administration, as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, and continued to serve in the Harding Administration. In 1924, he was appointed Agent General for Reparations by the Allied Reparations Commission, succeeding the temporary Owen D. Young. In that capacity, he was responsible for the execution of the Dawes Plan. Under the Young Plan, the Bank for International Settlements was created, nullifying the position of Parker Gilbert.
