LeoGlossary: William McChesney Martin

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

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