Roy Archibald Young (May 17 1882 – December 31 1960) was a U.S. banker. Most significantly he was chairman of the Federal Reserve Board between 1927 and 1930 during the presidencies of Calvin Coolidge and Herbert Hoover. During his tenure as chairman of the Federal Reserve Board the Stock Market Crash of 1929 occurred and the United States went into an economic depression. He also was president of the Federal Reserve Banks in Minneapolis (1919-1927) and Boston (1930-1942).
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active years end date
1930-08-31
active years start date
1927-10-04
birth date
1882-05-17
birth place
Marquette Michigan
death date
1960-12-31
death place
Chestnut Hill Massachusetts
order in office
4th Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
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