Lawrence Clayton

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Lawrence Clayton March 1, 1891 – December 4, 1949) was a Governor of the United States Federal Reserve System from 1947 until his death. Served as assistant to Mariner Eccles for many years.

Son of Nephi Willard Clayton and Sybella White.

Clayton received an A.B. from Stanford University in 1914 and an LL.B. from Harvard Law School in 1916.

Field Artillery US Army France World War 1.

President Harry S. Truman appointed Clayton as a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, effective February 14, 1947.^[1] Clayton died of a heart attack at home at the age of 58.

Buried at Arlington National Cemetery Section 8 Grave 539 with his wife Ruth Myrtle Dunn Clayton September 26, 1896 - October 12, 1954.

References

↑ "Membership of the Board of Governors". Federal Reserve System. Retrieved March 19, 2011.

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Statements and Speeches of Lawrence Clayton

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Name	Clayton, Lawrence
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Date of birth	March 1, 1891
Place of birth	Ogden, UT
Date of death	December 4, 1949
Place of death	Washington, DC

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