Charles Arthur Conant

Charles Arthur Conant (July 2, 1861 – July 5, 1915) was an American journalist, author, and promoter who became recognized as an expert on banking and finance.

Conant was descended from one of the earliest New England settlers (Roger Conant) and was born in Winchester, Massachusetts. He studied in public schools and with private tutors, and between 1889 and 1901 was the correspondent in Washington, D.C., for the New York ''Journal of Commerce and Commercial Bulletin''.

In 1901–1902 he was in the Philippines, sent by secretary of war Elihu Root to investigate coinage and banking, on a commission organized by the U.S. Secretary of War. According to Murray N. Rothbard the ultimate purpose of the work in the Philippines was to remove Mexican silver currency, which was used on a large scale in Asia, from circulation He returned to take a positions as treasurer of the Morton Trust Company of New York where he specialized in overseas banking. In 1915 Elihu Root sent him to Cuba, but he died of a fever there. His work as a "money doctor" was continued by Edwin W. Kemmerer. Provided by Wikipedia