Harry A. Slattery

Harry A. Slattery (June 13, 1887 – September 1, 1949), was an American lawyer and politician. He was

In 1909–1912, he was secretary to Gifford Pinchot, Chief Forester in Theodore Roosevelt's administration.

In 1912–1917, he was Executive Secretary of the National Conservation Association, appointed by its founder, Pinchot.

In 1917–1918, he was Special Assistant to

In 1919–1923, he was Counsel to the National Conservation Association. As part of government efforts to indict big business for the exploitation of the country's natural resources, he was involved in Senate investigations of the Mulhall exposure during Wilson's administration and the

In 1923–1933, he practiced law in Washington, D.C.

In 1925–1929, he was Executive and counsel for the

In 1938–1939, Slattery was Under Secretary of the Interior, until his appointment by

The 1944 controversy between the REA and the Department of Agriculture over the administration of REA led to a Senate investigation. Slattery was involved in the passage of a federal coal and oil leasing measure, federal water power legislation, Alaska coal and home rule acts, and rural electrification legislation.

In 1940–1942, he was also Consultant to the power subcommittee of the advisory commission of the Council of National Defense.

In 1944, Slattery received

His papers are held in the Duke University Libraries.

References

• Register of the Harry A. Slattery Papers. Rubenstein Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Duke University
• Electricity for Rural America: The Fight for the REA
• History of Rural Electrification