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Members of the Board of Governors, 1913-2005

Appointed Members

Appointed Members of the Board of Governors
Name Federal Reserve District Date initially took oath of office Other dates1
Charles S. Hamlin Boston Aug. 10, 1914 Reappointed in 1916 and 1926. Served until Feb. 3, 1936.2
Paul M. Warburg New York Aug. 10, 1914 Term expired Aug. 9, 1918.
Frederic A. Delano Chicago Aug. 10, 1914 Resigned July 21, 1918.
W.P.G. Harding Atlanta Aug. 10, 1914 Term expired Aug. 9, 1922.
Adolph C. Miller San Francisco Aug. 10, 1914 Reappointed in 1924. Reappointed in 1934 from the Richmond District. Served until Feb. 3, 1936.2
Albert Strauss New York Oct. 26, 1918 Resigned Mar. 15, 1920.
Henry A. Moehlenpah Chicago Nov. 10, 1919 Term expired Aug. 9, 1920.
Edmund Platt New York June 8, 1920 Reappointed in 1928. Resigned Sept. 14, 1930.
David C. Wills Cleveland Sept. 29, 1920 Term expired Mar. 4, 1921.
John R. Mitchell Minneapolis May 12, 1921 Resigned May 12, 1923.
Milo D. Campbell Chicago Mar. 14, 1923 Died Mar. 22, 1923.
Daniel R. Crissinger Cleveland May 1, 1923 Resigned Sept. 15, 1927.
George R. James St. Louis May 14, 1923 Reappointed in 1931. Served until Feb. 3, 1936.3
Edward H. Cunningham Chicago May 14, 1923 Died Nov. 28, 1930.
Roy A. Young Minneapolis Oct. 4, 1927 Resigned Aug. 31, 1930.
Eugene Meyer New York Sept. 16, 1930 Resigned May 10, 1933.
Wayland W. Magee Kansas City May 18, 1931 Term expired Jan. 24, 1933.
Eugene R. Black Atlanta May 19, 1933 Resigned Aug. 15, 1934.
M.S. Szymczak Chicago June 14, 1933 Reappointed in 1936 and 1948. Resigned May 31, 1961.
J.J. Thomas Kansas City June 14, 1933 Served until Feb. 10, 1936.2
Marriner S. Eccles San Francisco Nov. 15, 1934 Reappointed in 1936, 1940, and 1944. Resigned July 14, 1951.
Joseph A. Broderick New York Feb. 3, 1936 Resigned Sept. 30, 1937.
John K. McKee Cleveland Feb. 3, 1936 Served until Apr. 4, 1946.2
Ronald Ransom Atlanta Feb. 3, 1936 Reappointed in 1942. Died Dec. 2, 1947.
Ralph W. Morrison Dallas Feb. 10, 1936 Resigned July 9, 1936.
Chester C. Davis Richmond June 25, 1936 Reappointed in 1940. Resigned Apr. 15, 1941.
Ernest G. Draper New York Mar. 30, 1938 Served until Sept. 1, 1950.2
Rudolph M. Evans Richmond Mar. 14, 1942 Served until Aug. 13, 1954.2
James K. Vardaman, Jr. St. Louis Apr. 4, 1946 Resigned Nov. 30, 1958.
Lawrence Clayton Boston Feb. 14, 1947 Died Dec. 4, 1949.
Thomas B. McCabe Philadelphia Apr. 15, 1948 Resigned Mar. 31, 1951.
Edward L. Norton Atlanta Sept. 1, 1950 Resigned Jan. 31, 1952.
Oliver S. Powell Minneapolis Sept. 1, 1950 Resigned June 30, 1952.
Wm. McC. Martin, Jr. New York Apr. 2, 1951 Reappointed in 1956. Term expired Jan. 31, 1970.
A.L. Mills, Jr. San Francisco Feb. 18, 1952 Reappointed in 1958. Resigned Feb. 28, 1965.
J.L. Robertson Kansas City Feb. 18, 1952 Reappointed in 1964. Resigned Apr. 30, 1973.
C. Canby Balderston Philadelphia Aug. 12, 1954 Served through Feb. 28, 1966.
Paul E. Miller Minneapolis Aug. 13, 1954 Died Oct. 21, 1954.
Chas. N. Shepardson Dallas Mar. 17, 1955 Retired Apr. 30, 1967.
G.H. King, Jr. Atlanta Mar. 25, 1959 Reappointed in 1960. Resigned Sept. 18, 1963.
George W. Mitchell Chicago Aug. 31, 1961 Reappointed in 1962. Served until Feb. 13, 1976.2
J. Dewey Daane Richmond Nov. 29, 1963 Served until Mar. 8, 1974.2
Sherman J. Maisel San Francisco Apr. 30, 1965 Served through May 31, 1972.
Andrew F. Brimmer Philadelphia Mar. 9, 1966 Resigned Aug. 31, 1974.
William W. Sherrill Dallas May 1, 1967 Reappointed in 1968. Resigned Nov. 15, 1971.
Arthur F. Burns New York Jan. 31, 1970 Term began Feb. 1, 1970. Resigned Mar. 31, 1978.
John E. Sheehan St. Louis Jan. 4, 1972 Resigned June 1, 1975.
Jeffrey M. Bucher San Francisco June 5, 1972 Resigned Jan. 2, 1976.
Robert C. Holland Kansas City June 11, 1973 Resigned May 15, 1976.
Henry C. Wallich Boston Mar. 8, 1974 Resigned Dec. 15, 1986.
Philip E. Coldwell Dallas Oct. 29, 1974 Served through Feb. 29, 1980.
Philip C. Jackson, Jr. Atlanta July 14, 1975 Resigned Nov. 17, 1978.
J. Charles Partee Richmond Jan. 5, 1976 Served until Feb. 7, 1986.2
Stephen S. Gardner Philadelphia Feb. 13, 1976 Died Nov. 19, 1978.
David M. Lilly Minneapolis June 1, 1976 Resigned Feb. 24, 1978.
G. William Miller San Francisco Mar. 8, 1978 Resigned Aug. 6, 1979.
Nancy H. Teeters Chicago Sept. 18, 1978 Served through June 27, 1984.
Emmett J. Rice New York June 20, 1979 Resigned Dec. 31, 1986.
Frederick H. Schultz Atlanta July 27, 1979 Served through Feb. 11, 1982.
Paul A. Volcker Philadelphia Aug. 6, 1979 Resigned August 11, 1987.
Lyle E. Gramley Kansas City May 28, 1980 Resigned Sept. 1, 1985.
Preston Martin San Francisco Mar. 31, 1982 Resigned April 30, 1986.
Martha R. Seger Chicago July 2, 1984 Resigned March 11, 1991.
Wayne D. Angell Kansas City Feb. 7, 1986 Served through Feb. 9, 1994.
Manuel H. Johnson Richmond Feb. 7, 1986 Resigned August 3, 1990.
H. Robert Heller San Francisco Aug. 19, 1986 Resigned July 31, 1989.
Edward W. Kelley, Jr. Dallas May 26, 1987 Resigned Dec. 31, 2001.
Alan Greenspan New York Aug. 11, 1987 Reappointed in 1992.
John P. LaWare Boston Aug. 15, 1988 Resigned April 30, 1995.
David W. Mullins, Jr. St. Louis May 21, 1990 Resigned Feb. 14, 1994.
Lawrence B. Lindsey Richmond Nov. 26, 1991 Resigned Feb. 5, 1997.
Susan M. Phillips Chicago Dec. 2, 1991 Served through June 30, 1998.
Alan S. Blinder Philadelphia June 27, 1994 Term expired Jan. 31, 1996.
Janet L. Yellen San Francisco Aug. 12, 1994 Resigned Feb. 17, 1997.
Laurence H. Meyer St. Louis June 24, 1996 Term expired Jan. 31, 2002.
Alice M. Rivlin Philadelphia June 25, 1996 Resigned July 16, 1999.
Roger W. Ferguson, Jr. Boston Nov. 5, 1997 Reappointed in 2001.
Edward M. Gramlich Richmond Nov. 5, 1997 Resigned August 31, 2005.
Susan S. Bies Chicago Dec. 7, 2001
Mark W. Olson Minneapolis Dec. 7, 2001
Ben S. Bernanke Atlanta Aug. 5, 2002 Resigned June 21, 2005.
Donald L. Kohn Kansas City Aug. 5, 2002

Note: Under the original Federal Reserve Act, the Federal Reserve Board was composed of five appointed members, the Secretary of the Treasury (ex officio chairman of the Board), and the Comptroller of the Currency. The original term of office was ten years; the five original appointed members had terms of two, four, six, eight, and ten years. In 1922 the number of appointed members was increased to six, and in 1933 the term of office was raised to twelve years. The Banking Act of 1935 changed the name to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and provided that the Board be composed of seven appointed members; that the Secretary of the Treasury and the Comptroller of the Currency continue to serve until Feb. 1, 1936; that the appointed members in office on Aug. 23, 1935, continue to serve until Feb. 1, 1936, or until their successors were appointed and had qualified; and that thereafter the terms of members be fourteen years and that the designation of Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Board be for four years.
1. Date following "Resigned" and "Retired" denotes final day of service.  Return to table
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Appointed Members--Continued
Name Term
Chairmen1  
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, 19482
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, 19873
 
Vice Chairmen1  
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

1. Before Aug. 23, 1935, Chairmen and Vice Chairmen were designated Governor and Vice Governor.  Return to table
2. Served as Chairman Pro Tempore from February 3, 1948, to April 15, 1948.  Return to table
3. Served as Chairman Pro Tempore from March 3, 1996, to June 20, 1996.   Return to table

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Ex Officio Members

Ex Officio Members
Name Term
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

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