Person
Benjamin Strong Jr.
Banker who became the first governor of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
- head of Federal Reserve Bank of New York (Governor) 1914–1928
Connections 3
head of
- Federal Reserve Bank of New York 1914–1928 Governor Scholarship & press 1
intervened in
- Panic of 1907 21 Oct 1907 examined Knickerbocker Trust's books for J. P. Morgan Scholarship & press 2
involved in
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Meeting at Jekyll Island
worked with the group; probably not present
Scholarship & press
1
Vanderlip's autobiography places him there; no other account does.
Timeline 2 dates
- 21 Oct 1907 Benjamin Strong Jr. intervened in Panic of 1907
- 1914–1928 Benjamin Strong Jr. head of Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Proof 2 sources
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The Meeting at Jekyll Island, Federal Reserve History (Federal Reserve Banks and Board of Governors), 4 Dec 2015.
Scholarship & press
Benjamin Strong Jr. Governor Federal Reserve Bank of New York 1914 – 1928
But it is unlikely Strong attended the meeting on Jekyll Island.
In his autobiography, Vanderlip recalls him attending, but no other account indicates Strong's presence.
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Panic of 1907, Federal Reserve History, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and Board of Governors.
Scholarship & press
He asked Benjamin Strong, then a vice president at Banker's Trust and later the first head of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, to examine Knickerbocker's books and determine its financial condition.
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