Charles Sumner Hamlin was an American lawyer and politician who served as the first chairman of the Federal Reserve from 1914 to 1916. He previously served as the United States assistant secretary of the treasury from 1893 to 1897, and again from 1913 until 1914 when President Woodrow Wilson nominated him as one of the original members of the Federal Reserve Board. After his term as chairman, Hamlin continued to serve on the Board through 1936.
Charles Sumner Hamlin
Chair of the Federal Reserve
The chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System is the head of the Federal Reserve, and is the active executive officer of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. The chairman presides at meetings of the Board.
Chair of the Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve Chairs (Left to Right): Janet Yellen, Alan Greenspan, Ben Bernanke, and Paul Volcker. Yellen was vice chair when the photograph was taken.
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Image: HAMLIN, CHARLES S. ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY, 1913 LCCN2016864808 (cropped)