Ray M. Gidney

Summary

Ray Millard Gidney (January 17, 1887 – October 21, 1978) was a United States Comptroller of the Currency from 1953 to 1961.[1][2]

Ray Gidney
20th Comptroller of the Currency
In office
April 16, 1953 – November 15, 1961
PresidentDwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Preceded byPreston Delano
Succeeded byJames J. Saxon
President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
In office
November 1, 1944 – April 16, 1953
Preceded byMatthew Fleming
Succeeded byWilbur Fulton
Acting Chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
In office
September 6, 1957 - September 17, 1957
Preceded byHenry E. Cook
Succeeded byJesse P. Wolcott
Personal details
Born
Ray Millard Gidney

(1887-01-17)January 17, 1887
Santa Barbara, California, U.S.
DiedOctober 21, 1978(1978-10-21) (aged 91)
Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
EducationUniversity of California, Berkeley (BA)

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 edit

  1. ^ "Current Biography Yearbook". 1953.
  2. ^ Hicks, Sidney A. (2007). The Loyalist Gidney Diaspora. S.A. Hicks. ISBN 9780973944716.
  3. ^ "Ray M. Gidney, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland". December 22, 2014. Retrieved December 22, 2014.

External links edit

  • Statements and Speeches of Ray M. Gidney from 1947 to 1952.
  • A collection of works by Ray Gidney
Other offices
Preceded by
Matthew Fleming
President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
1944–1953
Succeeded by
Wilbur Fulton