# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/william-mcchesney-martin
# Generated: 2026-08-15T01:24:53.656Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/william-mcchesney-martin"
name: "William McChesney Martin"
slug: "william-mcchesney-martin"
description: "William McChesney Martin Jr. was an American business executive who served as the 9th chairman of the Federal Reserve from 1951 to 1970, making him the longest holder of that position. He was nominated to the post by President Harry S. Truman and reappointed by four of his successors. Martin, who once considered becoming a Presbyterian minister, was described by a Washington journalist as \"the happy Puritan\"."
tagline: "Chairman of the United States Federal Reserve Bank from 1951 to 1970"
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birthDate: "1906-12-17"
deathDate: "1998-07-27"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump