William P. G. Harding
American politician
Died when: 65 years 337 days (791 months)Star Sign: Taurus
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William Proctor Gould Harding (May 5, 1864 – April 7, 1930) was an American banker who served as the second chairman of the Federal Reserve from 1916 to 1922.
Prior to his term as chairman, Harding appointed a member of the Federal Reserve Board since 1914.He concurrently served as the managing director of the War Finance Corporation from 1918 to 1919.
After leaving the Fed, Harding traveled to Cuba and advised Cuban government on the reorganization of its financial and accounting system.
He returned to United States a year later and was elected governor of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston from 1923 until his death in 1930.
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