William McChesney Martin AKA William McChesney Martin, Jr. Born: 17-Dec-1906 Birthplace: St. Louis, MO Died: 29-Jul-1998 Location of death: Washington, DC Cause of death: unspecified
Gender: Male Religion: Presbyterian Race or Ethnicity: White Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Economist Nationality: United States Executive summary: Federal Reserve Chairman, 1951-70 Military service: US Army (1941-45, Col.) Father: William McChesney, Sr. (banker, helped draft the Federal Reserve Act in 1913) Mother: Rebecca Woods Wife: Cynthia Davis (dau. of Dwight Davis)
University: BA, English and Latin, Yale University (1928) Law School: Benton College of Law, St. Louis, MO (1931) University: Columbia University (graduate study, 1931-37) Administrator: Trustee, Johns Hopkins University
US Federal Reserve Chairman (1951-70) US Treasury Department Asst. Secretary, Monetary Affairs (1949-51) Export-Import Bank of the United States Chairman (1946-49) New York Stock Exchange President (1938-41)
Economic Forum Editor and Publisher (1932-34)
A. G. Edwards Partner (1931-38)
A. G. Edwards Statistical Dept. (1929-31)
Foreign Service Education Foundation Trustee
International Tennis Hall of Fame 1982
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