Membership of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 1913-99.
APPOINTIVE MEMBERS(1)
Federal Reserve Date of initial
Name District oath of office
Charles S. Hamlin Boston Aug. 10, 1914
Paul M. Warburg New York Aug. 10, 1914
Frederic A. Delano Chicago Aug. 10, 1914
W.P.G. Harding Atlanta Aug. 10, 1914
Adolph C. Miller San Francisco Aug. 10, 1914
Albert Strauss New York Oct. 26, 1918
Henry A. Moehlenpah Chicago Nov. 10, 1919
Edmund Platt New York June 8, 1920
David C. Wills Cleveland Sept. 29, 1920
John R. Mitchell Minneapolis May 12, 1921
Milo D. Campbell Chicago Mar. 14, 1923
Daniel R. Crissinger Cleveland May 1, 1923
George R. James St. Louis May 14, 1923
Edward H. Cunningham Chicago May 14, 1923
Roy A. Young Minneapolis Oct. 4, 1927
Eugene Meyer New York Sept. 16, 1930
Wayland W. Magee Kansas City May 18, 1931
Eugene R. Black Atlanta May 19, 1933
MS Szymczak Chicago June 14, 1933
J.J. Thomas Kansas City June 14, 1933
Marriner S. Eccles San Francisco Nov. 15, 1934
Joseph A. Broderick New York Feb. 3, 1936
John K. McKee Cleveland Feb. 3, 1936
Ronald Ransom Atlanta Feb. 3, 1936
Ralph W. Morrison Dallas Feb. 10, 1936
Chester C. Davis Richmond June 25, 1936
Ernest G. Draper New York Mar. 30, 1938
Rudolph M. Evans Richmond Mar. 14, 1942
James K. Vardaman, Jr. St. Louis Apr. 4, 1946
Lawrence Clayton Boston Feb. 14, 1947
Thomas B. McCabe Philadelphia Apr. 15, 1948
Edward L. Norton Atlanta Sept. 1, 1950
Oliver S. Powell Minneapolis Sept. 1, 1950
Wm. McC. Martin, Jr. New York April 2, 1951
AL Mills, Jr. San Francisco Feb. 18, 1952
J.L. Robertson Kansas City Feb. 18, 1952
C. Canby Balderston Philadelphia Aug. 12, 1954
Paul E. Miller Minneapolis Aug. 13, 1954
Chas. N. Shepardson Dallas Mar. 17, 1955
G.H. King, Jr. Atlanta Mar. 25, 1959
George W. Mitchell Chicago Aug. 31, 1961
J. Dewey Daane Richmond Nov. 29, 1963
Sherman J. Maisel San Francisco Apr. 30, 1965
Andrew F. Brimmer Philadelphia Mar. 9, 1966
William W. Sherrill Dallas May 1, 1967
Arthur F. Burns New York Jan. 31, 1970
John E. Sheehan St. Louis Jan. 4, 1972
Jeffrey M. Bucher San Francisco June 5, 1972
Robert C. Holland Kansas City June 11, 1973
Henry C. Wallich Boston Mar. 8, 1974
Philip E. Coldwell Dallas Oct. 29, 1974
Philip C. Jackson, Jr. Atlanta July 14, 1975
J Charles Partee Richmond Jan. 5, 1976
Stephen S. Gardner Philadelphia Feb. 13, 1976
David M. Lilly Minneapolis June 1, 1976
G. William Miller San Francisco Mar. 8, 1978
Nancy H. Teeters Chicago Sept. 18, 1978
Emmett J. Rice New York June 20, 1979
Frederick H. Schultz Atlanta July 27, 1979
Paul A. Volcker Philadelphia Aug. 6, 1979
Lyle E. Gramley Kansas City May 28, 1980
Preston Martin San Francisco Mar. 31, 1982
Martha R. Seger Chicago July 2, 1984
Wayne D. Angell Kansas City Feb. 7, 1986
Manuel H. Johnson Richmond Feb. 7, 1986
H. Robert Heller San Francisco Aug. 19, 1986
Edward W. Kelley, Jr. Dallas May 26, 1987
Alan Greenspan New York Aug. 11, 1987
John P. LaWare Boston Aug. 15, 1988
David W. Mullins, Jr. St Louis May 21, 1990
Lawrence B. Lindsey Richmond Nov. 26, 1991
Susan M. Phillips Chicago Dec. 2, 1991
Alan S. Blinder Philadelphia June 27, 1994
Janet L. Yellen San Francisco Aug. 12, 1994
Laurence H. Meyer St Louis June 24, 1996
Alice M. Rivlin Philadelphia June 25, 1996
Roger W. Ferguson, Jr. Boston Nov. 5, 1997
Edward M. Gramlich Richmond Nov. 5, 1997
Other dates and information relating
Name to membership(2)
Charles S. Hamlin Reappointed in 1916 and 1926. Served until
Feb. 3, 1936.(3)
Paul M. Warburg Term expired Aug. 9, 1918.
Frederic A. Delano Resigned July 21, 1918.
W.P.G. Harding Term expired Aug. 9, 1922.
Adolph C. Miller Reappointed in 1924. Reappointed
in 1934 from the Richmond District.
Served until Feb. 3, 1936.(3)
Albert Strauss Resigned Mar. 15, 1920.
Henry A. Moehlenpah Term expired Aug. 9, 1920.
Edmund Platt Reappointed in 1928. Resigned
Sept. 14, 1930.
David C. Wills Term expired Mar. 4, 1921.
John R. Mitchell Resigned May 12, 1923.
Milo D. Campbell Died Mar. 22, 1923.
Daniel R. Crissinger Resigned Sept. 15, 1927.
George R. James Reappointed in 1931. Served until
Feb. 3, 1936.(4)
Edward H. Cunningham Died Nov. 28, 1930.
Roy A. Young Resigned Aug. 31, 1930.
Eugene Meyer Resigned May 10, 1933.
Wayland W. Magee Term expired Jan. 24, 1933.
Eugene R. Black Resigned Aug. 15, 1934.
MS Szymczak Reappointed in 1936 and 1948.
Resigned May 31, 1961.
J.J. Thomas Served until Feb. 10, 1936.(3)
Marriner S. Eccles Reappointed in 1936, 1940, and 1944.
Resigned July 14, 1951.
Joseph A. Broderick Resigned Sept. 30, 1937.
John K. McKee Served until Apr. 4, 1946.(3)
Ronald Ransom Reappointed in 1942. Died Dec. 2, 1947.
Ralph W. Morrison Resigned July 9, 1936.
Chester C. Davis Reappointed in 1940.
Resigned Apr. 15, 1941.
Ernest G. Draper Served until Sept. 1, 1950.(3)
Rudolph M. Evans Served until Aug. 13, 1954.(3)
James K. Vardaman, Jr. Resigned Nov. 30, 1958.
Lawrence Clayton Died Dec. 4, 1949.
Thomas B. McCabe Resigned Mar. 31, 1951.
Edward L. Norton Resigned Jan. 31, 1952.
Oliver S. Powell Resigned June 30, 1952.
Wm. McC. Martin, Jr. Reappointed in 1956.
Term expired Jan. 31, 1970.
AL Mills, Jr. Reappointed in 1958.
Resigned Feb. 28, 1965.
J.L. Robertson Reappointed in 1964.
Resigned Apr. 30, 1973.
C. Canby Balderston Served through Feb. 28, 1966.
Paul E. Miller Died Oct. 21, 1954.
Chas. N. Shepardson Retired Apr. 30, 1967.
G.H. King, Jr. Reappointed in 1960.
Resigned Sept. 18, 1963.
George W. Mitchell Reappointed in 1962. Served until
Feb. 13, 1976.(3)
J. Dewey Daane Served until Mar. 8, 1974.(3)
Sherman J. Maisel Served through May 31, 1972.
Andrew F. Brimmer Resigned Aug. 31, 1974.
William W. Sherrill Reappointed in 1968.
Resigned Nov. 15, 1971.
Arthur F. Burns Term began Feb. 1, 1970.
Resigned Mar. 31, 1978.
John E. Sheehan Resigned June 1, 1975.
Jeffrey M. Bucher Resigned Jan. 2, 1976.
Robert C. Holland Resigned May 15, 1976.
Henry C. Wallich Resigned Dec. 15, 1986.
Philip E. Coldwell Served through Feb. 29, 1980.
Philip C. Jackson, Jr. Resigned Nov. 17, 1978.
J Charles Partee Served until Feb. 7, 1986.(3)
Stephen S. Gardner Died Nov. 19, 1978.
David M. Lilly Resigned Feb. 24, 1978.
G. William Miller Resigned Aug. 6, 1979.
Nancy H. Teeters Served through June 27, 1984.
Emmett J. Rice Resigned Dec. 31, 1986.
Frederick H. Schultz Served through Feb. 11, 1982.
Paul A. Volcker Resigned August 11, 1987.
Lyle E. Gramley Resigned Sept. 1, 1985.
Preston Martin Resigned April 30, 1986.
Martha R. Seger Resigned March 11, 1991.
Wayne D. Angell Served through Feb. 9, 1994.
Manuel H. Johnson Resigned August 3, 1990.
H. Robert Heller Resigned July 31, 1989.
Edward W. Kelley, Jr. Reappointed in 1990.
Alan Greenspan Reappointed in 1992.
John P. LaWare Resigned April 30, 1995.
David W. Mullins, Jr. Resigned Feb. 14, 1994.
Lawrence B. Lindsey Resigned Feb. 5, 1997.
Susan M. Phillips Served through June 30, 1998.
Alan S. Blinder Term expired Jan. 31, 1996.
Janet L. Yellen Resigned Feb. 17, 1997.
Laurence H. Meyer
Alice M. Rivlin Resigned July 16, 1999.
Roger W. Ferguson, Jr.
Edward M. Gramlich
Chairmen 4
Charles S. Hamlin Aug. 10, 1914-Aug. 9, 1916
W.P.G. Harding Aug. 10, 1916-Aug. 9, 1922
Daniel R. Crissinger May 1, 1923-Sept. 15, 1927
Roy A. Young Oct. 4, 1927-Aug. 31, 1930
Eugene Meyer Sept. 16, 1930-May 10, 1933
Eugene R. Black May 19, 1933-Aug. 15, 1934
Marriner S. Eccles Nov. 15, 1934-Jan. 31, 19485
Thomas B. McCabe Apr. 15, 1948-Mar. 31, 1951
Wm. McC. Martin, Jr. Apr. 2, 1951-Jan. 31, 1970
Arthur F. Burns Feb. 1, 1970-Jan. 31, 1978
G. William Miller Mar. 8, 1978-Aug. 6, 1979
Paul A. Volcker Aug. 6, 1979-Aug. 11, 1987
Alan Greenspan Aug. 11, 1987-6
Vice Chairmen(4)
Frederic A. Delano Aug. 10, 1914-Aug. 9, 1916
Paul M. Warburg Aug. 10, 1916-Aug. 9, 1918
Albert Strauss Oct. 26, 1918-Mar. 15, 1920
Edmund Platt July 23, 1920-Sept. 14, 1930
J.J. Thomas Aug. 21, 1934-Feb. 10, 1936
Ronald Ransom Aug. 6, 1936-Dec. 2, 1947
C. Canby Balderston Mar. 11, 1955-Feb. 28, 1966
J.L. Robertson Mar. 1, 1966-Apr. 30, 1973
George W. Mitchell May 1, 1973-Feb. 13, 1976
Stephen S. Gardner Feb. 13, 1976-Nov. 19, 1978
Frederick H. Schultz July 27, 1979-Feb. 11, 1982
Preston Martin Mar. 31, 1982-Apr. 30, 1986
Manuel H. Johnson Aug. 4, 1986-Aug. 3, 1990
David W. Mullins, Jr. July 24, 1991-Feb. 14, 1994
Alan S. Blinder June 27, 1994-Jan. 31, 1996
Alice M. Rivlin June 25, 1996-July 16, 1999
Roger W. Ferguson, Jr. Oct. 5, 1999-
EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS(1)
Secretaries of the Treasury
W.G. McAdoo Dec. 23, 1913-Dec. 15, 1918
Carter Glass Dec. 16, 1918-Feb. 1, 1920
David F. Houston Feb. 2, 1920-Mar. 3, 1921
Andrew W. Mellon Mar. 4, 1921-Feb. 12, 1932
Ogden L. Mills Feb. 12, 1932-Mar. 4, 1933
William H. Woodin Mar. 4, 1933-Dec. 31, 1933
Henry Morgenthau Jr. Jan. 1, 1934-Feb. 1, 1936
Comptrollers of the Currency
John Skelton Williams Feb. 2, 1914-Mar. 2, 1921
Daniel R. Crissinger Mar. 17, 1921-Apr. 30, 1923
Henry M. Dawes May 1, 1923-Dec. 17, 1924
Joseph W. McIntosh Dec. 20, 1924-Nov. 20, 1928
J.W. Pole Nov. 21, 1928-Sept. 20, 1932
J.F.T. O'Connor May 11, 1933-Feb. 1, 1936
(1.) Under the provisions of the original Federal Reserve Act, the Federal Reserve Board was composed of seven members, including five appointive ap·poin·tive adj. Relating to or filled by appointment: an appointive office. Adj. 1. appointive - relating to the act of appointing; "appointive powers" 2. members, the Secretary of the Treasury, who was ex-officio adj. 1. by virtue of an office or position. chairman of the Board, and the Comptroller of the Currency Comptroller of the Currency A government official, appointed by the President of the United States, who keeps control over all national banks, and receives reports from the banks at least quarterly, to be published in newspapers. . The original term of office was ten years, and the five original appointive members had terms of two, four, six, eight, and ten years respectively. In 1922 the number of appointive members was increased to six, and in 1933 the term of office was increased to twelve years. The Banking Act of 1935, approved Aug. 23, 1935, changed the name of the Federal Reserve Board to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System The managing body of the Federal Reserve System, which sets policies on bank practices and the money supply. and provided that the Board should be composed of seven appointive members; that the Secretary of the Treasury and the Comptroller of the Currency should continue to serve as members until Feb. 1, 1936; that the appointive members in office on the date of that act should continue to serve until Feb. 1, 1936, or until their successors were appointed ap·point tr.v. ap·point·ed, ap·point·ing, ap·points 1. To select or designate to fill an office or a position: appointed her the chief operating officer of the company. 2. and had qualified; and that thereafter the terms of members should be fourteen years and that the designation DESIGNATION, wills. The expression used by a testator, instead of the name of the person or the thing he is desirous to name; for example, a legacy to. the eldest son of such a person, would be a designation of the legatee. Vide 1 Rop. Leg. ch. 2. 2. of Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Board should be for a term of four years. (2.) Date after words "Resigned" and "Retired" denotes final day of service. (3.) Successor 1. SuccessoR - A language for distributed computing derived from SR. ["SuccessoR: Refinements to SR", R.A. Olsson et al, TR 84-3, U Arizona 1984]. 2. successor - daughter took office on this date. (4.) Chairman and Vice Chairman were designated Governor and Vice Governor before Aug. 23, 1935. (5.) Served as Chairman Pro Tempore pro tempore (proh temp-oh-ray) (See: pro tem). from February February: see month. 3, 1948, to April 15, 1948. (6.) Served as Chairman Pro Tempore from March 3, 1996, to June June: see month. 20, 1996.3 |
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