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People: Great Depression

A bread line at Sixth Avenue and 42nd Street, New York City, during the Great Depression
The longest and deepest downturn in the history of the United States and the modern industrial economy lasted more than a decade, beginning in 1929 and ending during World War II in 1941.

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William  Woodin
William Woodin

Ex Officio Chairman
Federal Reserve Board
1933 - 1933

Willis J. Bailey
Willis J. Bailey

Governor
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
1922 - 1932

Eugene R. Black
Eugene R. Black

Governor [Chair]
Federal Reserve Board
1933 - 1934

John U. Calkins
John U. Calkins

Governor
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
1919 - 1936

Chester C. Davis
Chester C. Davis

President
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
1941 - 1951

William A. Day
William A. Day

President
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
1936 - 1945

Elvadore R. Fancher
Elvadore R. Fancher

Governor
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
1914 - 1935

Matthew J. Fleming
Matthew J. Fleming

President
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
1935 - 1944

William B. Geery
William B. Geery

Governor
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
1927 - 1936

Robert R. Gilbert
Robert R. Gilbert

President
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
1939 - 1953

George H. Hamilton
George H. Hamilton

Governor
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
1932 - 1941

William P.G. Harding
William P.G. Harding

Governor [Chair]
Federal Reserve Board
1916 - 1922

George L. Harrison
George L. Harrison

President
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
1928 - 1940

Hugh  Leach
Hugh Leach

President
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
1936 - 1961

H. Gavin Leedy
H. Gavin Leedy

President
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
1941 - 1961

William McChesney Martin Sr.
William McChesney Martin Sr.

President
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
1929 - 1941

James B. McDougal
James B. McDougal

Governor
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
1914 - 1934

Buckner A. McKinney
Buckner A. McKinney

President
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
1931 - 1939

William S. McLarin Jr.
William S. McLarin Jr.

President
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
1941 - 1951

Oscar  Newton
Oscar Newton

President
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
1936 - 1939

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