William McChesney Martin Jr. (December 17, 1906 – July 27, 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 described by a Washington journalist as "the happy Puritan".
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17 December 1906 St. Louis, Missouri
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Died |
28 July 1998 (aged 91) Washington, D.C., U.S.
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Zodiac | Sagittarius |
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