William P. G. Harding, 2nd Chairman of the Federal Reserve

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William Proctor Gould Harding

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Birthplace: Boligee, Greene, Alabama, United States
Death: May 07, 1930 (66)
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Place of Burial: Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Horace A. Harding and Elizabeth Proctor
Husband of Amanda Perrin Harding
Father of Elizabeth Makaroff; Alice Moore Harding and Margaret Eliot Harding
Brother of Chester Harding

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About William P. G. Harding, 2nd Chairman of the Federal Reserve

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William Proctor Gould Harding (May 5, 1864 – April 7, 1930) was an American banker. He also served as the managing director of the War Finance Corporation.

Biography

He was born in Boligee, Alabama on May 5, 1864. He graduated from the University of Alabama in 1881. He was the president of First National Bank of Birmingham and president of the Alabama State Banker's Association. He was appointed to the Federal Reserve Board in 1914 and was the second Chairman of the Federal Reserve, serving from 1916 to 1922. After working in Cuba to reorganize the financial System, he was appointed president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston in 1923 and served until his death in 1930.

He died of heart trouble on April 7, 1930, after a long illness at his home in Boston, Massachusetts.

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William P. G. Harding, 2nd Chairman of the Federal Reserve's Timeline

1864
May 4, 1864
Boligee, Greene, Alabama, United States
1897
February 2, 1897
Birmingham, Jefferson County, AL, United States
1902
April 7, 1902
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
1930
May 7, 1930
Age 66
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Birmingham, Alabama, United States