Volstead, Andrew Joseph

Volstead, Andrew Joseph
(1860-1947) Волстед, Эндрю Джозеф
Политический деятель. В 1903-23 конгрессмен-республиканец от штата Миннесота. Стал известен как инициатор и автор закона о запрете на производство, продажу и перевозку алкогольных напитков, названного его именем [Volstead Act] (1919). Выступал за усиление контроля за деятельностью крупных корпораций со стороны администраций больших городов и профсоюзов. В 1922 стал одним из инициаторов закона о кооперативной торговле [Cooperative Marketing Act], по которому деятельность фермерских кооперативов не подпадала под действие антитрестовского законодательства. Ушел из политики после поражения на выборах в Конгресс (1922)

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