Edward B. Vreeland

Edward B. Vreeland
Vreeland in 1908
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from New York
In office
November 7, 1899 – March 3, 1913
Preceded byWarren B. Hooker
Succeeded byEdwin S. Underhill
Constituency34th district (1899–1903)
37th district (1903–1913)
Personal details
Born(1856-12-07)December 7, 1856
Cuba, New York
DiedMay 8, 1936(1936-05-08) (aged 79)
Salamanca, New York
Political partyRepublican

Edward Butterfield Vreeland (December 7, 1856 – May 8, 1936) was an American banker, businessman, and Republican politician who represented southern Western New York (Allegheny, Chautauqua, and Cattaraugus counties) in the United States House of Representatives from 1899 to 1913. He is best remembered today as an author and namesake of the Aldrich-Vreeland Act, which established the National Monetary Commission in response to the Panic of 1907. Vreeland served as its vice chair.