Martin, William McChesney

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Name (Hebrew)
מרטין, ויליאם מקצ'סני
Name (Latin)
Martin, William McChesney
Other forms of name
Martin, William McChesney, Jr
Martin, William McChesney, Jr., 1906-1998
Date of birth
1906-12-17
Date of death
1998-07-27
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 262619891
Wikidata: Q1349310
Library of congress: n 89610483
Sources of Information
  • nuc88-18572: The International monetary system in transition, 1980(hdg. on MdU rept.: Martin, William McChesney; usage: William McChesney Martin)
  • LC data base, 2/23/89(hdg.: Martin, William McChesney, Jr.)
  • Chairman of the Fed, c2004:t.p. (William McChesney Martin, Jr.) p. 11 (b. 1906) p. 293 (d. 27 July 1998)
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Wikipedia description:

William McChesney Martin Jr. (December 17, 1906 – July 27, 1998) was an American business executive who served as the 9th chairman of the Federal Reserve from 1951 to 1970, making him the longest holder of that position. He was nominated to the post by President Harry S. Truman and reappointed by four of his successors. Martin, who once considered becoming a Presbyterian minister, was described by a Washington journalist as "the happy Puritan".

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