Ray Gidney | |
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| 20th Comptroller of the Currency | |
| In office April 16, 1953 – November 15, 1961 | |
| President | Dwight D. Eisenhower John F. Kennedy |
| Preceded by | Preston Delano |
| Succeeded by | James J. Saxon |
| President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland | |
| In office November 1, 1944 – April 16, 1953 | |
| Preceded by | Matthew Fleming |
| Succeeded by | Wilbur Fulton |
| Acting Chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation | |
| In office September 6, 1957 - September 17, 1957 | |
| Preceded by | Henry E. Cook |
| Succeeded by | Jesse P. Wolcott |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ray Millard Gidney January 17, 1887 Santa Barbara, California, U.S. |
| Died | October 21, 1978 (aged 91) Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. |
| Education | University of California, Berkeley (BA) |
Ray Millard Gidney (January 17, 1887 – October 21, 1978) was a United States Comptroller of the Currency from 1953 to 1961.[1][2]
Ray M. Gidney was named Comptroller by President Dwight D. Eisenhower after a long and distinguished career in banking. He served as president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland prior to his appointment from 1944 to 1953[3]
Gidney was known for the quiet and competent manner in which he ran the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. He resigned to accept a position with a large bank in Jacksonville, Florida.
References
- ^ "Current Biography Yearbook". 1953.
- ^ Hicks, Sidney A. (2007). The Loyalist Gidney Diaspora. S.A. Hicks. ISBN 9780973944716.
- ^ "Ray M. Gidney, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland". December 22, 2014. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
External links
- Statements and Speeches of Ray M. Gidney from 1947 to 1952.
- A collection of works by Ray Gidney
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