Edmund Platt
Edmund Platt | |
|---|---|
| 4th Vice Chairman of the Federal Reserve | |
| In office July 23, 1920 – September 14, 1930 | |
| President | Woodrow Wilson Warren G. Harding Calvin Coolidge Herbert Hoover |
| Preceded by | Albert Strauss |
| Succeeded by | John Thomas |
| Member of the Federal Reserve Board | |
| In office June 20, 1920 – September 14, 1930 | |
| President | Woodrow Wilson Warren G. Harding Calvin Coolidge Herbert Hoover |
| Preceded by | Albert Strauss |
| Succeeded by | Eugene Meyer |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 26th district | |
| In office March 4, 1913 – June 7, 1920 | |
| Preceded by | Edwin Albert Merritt |
| Succeeded by | Hamilton Fish III |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Edmund Platt February 2, 1865 Poughkeepsie, New York, U.S. |
| Died | August 7, 1939 (aged 74) Chazy, New York, U.S. |
| Resting place | Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | Eastman Business College Harvard University (BA) |
Edmund Platt (February 2, 1865 – August 7, 1939) was an American politician and corporate executive who served as the 4th vice chairman of the Federal Reserve from 1920 to 1930. A member of the Republican Party, he had represented New York's 26th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives for four terms from 1913 to 1920.