William McChesney Martin
William McChesney Martin, Jr. (December 17, 1906 – July 28, 1998) was the ninth and longest-serving Chairman of the United States Federal Reserve Bank, serving from April 2, 1951, to January 31, 1970, under five presidents. Martin, who once considered becoming a Presbyterian minister, was once described by a Washington journalist as "the happy Puritan".
Read more about William McChesney Martin: Early Life, Head of The Export-Import Bank, Chairman of The Federal Reserve
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