Glass was elected to the United States House of Representatives as a Democrat in 1902 , to fill a vacancy . In 1913 , he became Chairman of the House Committee on Banking and Currency , where he worked with President Woodrow Wilson , a fellow Virginian , to pass the Glass-Owen Federal Reserve Act . In 1918 , Wilson appointed him Secretary of the Treasury , succeeding William Gibbs McAdoo . His signature as Secretary of the Treasury can be found on series 1914 Federal Reserve Notes , issued while he was in office . At the 1920 Democratic National Convention Glass was nominated for President as a favorite son candidate from Virginia
1920 Democratic National Convention
1920 Democratic National Convention
Carter Glass