1. Simon Sterne was an American lawyer, author and economist.
12 Facts About Simon Sterne
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Simon Sterne's writings include works about American history, politics and business.
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Simon Sterne was born in Philadelphia on July 23,1839.
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Simon Sterne studied at the University of Heidelberg, and then graduated from the law department of the University of Pennsylvania in 1859.
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Simon Sterne was admitted to the bar of New York in 1860, and established himself in practice in New York City.
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Simon Sterne represented many corporate interests, and paid special attention to real estate and constitutional law.
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Simon Sterne was on the staff of the Commercial Advertiser from 1863 to 1864, was a founder of the American Free-trade League in 1864, and in 1865 published the New York Social Science Review, co-founded and edited with Alexander del Mar.
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Simon Sterne declared Sterne to be "an able friend and worker in the cause".
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Simon Sterne was a leader in the movement that resulted in the creation of the Interstate Commerce Commission, drafting the interstate commerce bill in conjunction with the committee of the United States Senate.
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Simon Sterne died at his home in New York City on September 22,1901.
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The committee counsel, Simon Sterne, questioned representatives from the Erie Railroad and the New York Central Railroad and discovered that at least half of their long-haul traffic granted rebates, and that much of this traffic came from Standard Oil.
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Simon Sterne then admitted to being a director of Standard Oil.