Bureau of Corporations

Bureau of Corporations
Agency overview
FormedFebruary 14, 1903
Dissolved1915
Superseding agency
JurisdictionFederal government of the United States
HeadquartersWashington, D.C.
Agency executive
Parent departmentDepartment of Commerce and Labor
Key documents

The Bureau of Corporations, predecessor to the Federal Trade Commission, was created as an investigatory agency within the Department of Commerce and Labor in the United States.