Rufus C. Dawes

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Rufus C. Dawes
Born	Rufus Cutler Dawes (1867-07-30)July 30, 1867 Marietta, Ohio
Died	January 8, 1940(1940-01-08) (aged 72) Chicago, Illinois
Burial place	Oak Grove Cemetery, Marietta, Ohio
Alma mater	Marietta College
Occupation(s)	Oil and Banking
Years active	1918–1940
Known for	Dawes Plan Commercial Club of Chicago Century of Progress World's Fair Museum of Science and Industry (Chicago)
Spouse	Helen B. Palmer (married 1893)
Children	William Miles Charles Cutler Jean Palmer Palmer Margaret Helen
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Rufus Cutler Dawes (July 30, 1867 – January 8, 1940) was an American businessman in oil and banking from a prominent Ohio family. He and his three brothers all became nationally known. In the 1920s he served as an expert on the commissions to prepare the Dawes Plan and the Young Plan to manage German reparations to the Allies after World War I.

He had most of his career in Chicago, where he was involved in civic organizations. He served as president of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and from 1934-1940, as head of the World's Fair organization and the Museum of Science & Industry (MSI).