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Charles Sumner Hamlin
Chair of the Federal Reserve · 1914
Charles Sumner Hamlin, Chair of the Federal Reserve.
Positions
- Chair of the Federal Reserve
- Chair of the Federal Reserve1914-08-10–1916-08-09
Biography
Charles Sumner Hamlin was an American lawyer and politician who served as the first chairman of the Federal Reserve from 1914 to 1916. He previously served as the United States assistant secretary of the treasury from 1893 to 1897, and again from 1913 until 1914 when President Woodrow Wilson nominated him as one of the original members of the Federal Reserve Board.
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Capitol Receipts, “Charles Sumner Hamlin: Chair of the Federal Reserve,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/appointee/wQ167855/charles-sumner-hamlin (accessed 2026-10-13).