Born: December 17, 1906
Death: July 27, 1998
9th Chair of the Federal Reserve System
Took office: April 2, 1951
Left office: January 31, 1970 (Longest Tenured Fed Chair)
Nominated By: Harry S. Truman
Presidents Served:
- Harry S. Truman
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
- John F. Kennedy
- Lyndon B. Johnson
- Richard Nixon
Preceded By: Thomas B. McCabe
Succeeded By: Arthur F. Burns
Other positions in career:
- A.G. Edwards
- New York Stock Exchange
- Securities and Exchange Commission
- Head Import-Export Bank
- Assistant secretary for monetary affairs US Treasury