Statements for the Press, 1938-39

File — Box: 54, Folder: 6

Identifier: VIII

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Sub-Series: Marriner S. Eccles was a close associate of Brimhall's as well as his brother-in-law. He was a successful businessman, and president of First Security National Bank in Ogden, Utah. In the early years of the New Deal, Marriner Eccles came to Washington to serve as assistant secretary of the Treasury. In 1934 President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed him to the Federal Reserve Board, and in 1936 he became chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Board. He remained in this post until 1948 when he was demoted by President Harry S. Truman. He remained with the Federal Reserve Board until 1951. Eccles, very interested in national, financial, and political affairs, was always active and successful in his business endeavors.

Dates

1938-39

Conditions Governing Access

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