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Encyclopedia > Charles Hamlin

Charles Sumner Hamlin (18611938) was an American lawyer and the first Chairman of the Federal Reserve. 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Chairman of the Board of Governors of the United States Federal Reserve is the leader of the central bank of the United States and one of the most important players in American economic policies. ...


He was born in Boston, Massachusetts on August 30, 1861, and graduated from Harvard University in 1886. From 1893 to 1897 and again from 1913 to 1914 he was the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury. He twice ran unsuccessfully for governor of Massachusetts, in 1902 and 1910. On August 10, 1914, he was appointed the first Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board and served in that capacity until August 9, 1916. He died in Washington, D.C. on April 25, 1938. City nickname: Beantown, The Hub, Athens of America Location in the state of Massachusetts Founded September 17, 1630 County Suffolk County Mayor Thomas Menino (Dem) Area  - Total  - Water 232. ... August 30 is the 242nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (243rd in leap years), with 123 days remaining. ... Harvard University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, and a member of the Ivy League. ... 1886 is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) Events January 18 _ Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ... 1893 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1897 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1913 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... 1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Governor of Massachusetts Part the Second, Chapter II, Section I, Article I of the Massachusetts Constitution reads, There shall be a supreme executive magistrate, who shall be styled, The Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts; and whose title shall be -- His Excellency. ... 1902 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1910 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... August 10 is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... August 9 is the 221st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (222nd in leap years), with 144 days remaining. ... 1916 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) Events January-February January 1 -The first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ... Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United... April 25 is the 115th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (116th in leap years). ...



Preceded by:
(none)
Chairman of the Federal Reserve
1914–1916
Succeeded by:
William P. G. Harding


The Chairman of the Board of Governors of the United States Federal Reserve is the leader of the central bank of the United States and one of the most important players in American economic policies. ...


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Hamlin said she believed they were pressuring him to join their drug-using, but she would rail against his spending time with them.
Hamlin said that her son's cousin, Mark Hunter, 23, died in a June 26, 2001, drive-by shooting along California Avenue in California-Kirkbride.
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