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Watrous H. Irons
1954–1968Reserve Bank PresidentFederal Reserve History
Born
1903
Meetings at the table
235
235/279 (44 absent)
Geography
president at Dallas (11) · where the Board comes from
In their time
Meetings by Chair
Dissents witnessed
118
at 61 of 224 meetings
Unanimous
73%
163 of 224 meetings
Recessions
3
1953–54 · 1957–58 · 1960–61
US presidents
3
Eisenhower · Kennedy · Johnson
Seats held
- Reserve Bank PresidentDallas1954–1968
Feb 15, 1954 – Jan 31, 1968
Before the Fed
Professor · University of Texas at Austin
Education
- Bachelor's, Economics — Pennsylvania State College (1925)
- Master's, Statistics — University of Pennsylvania (1933)
- PhD — University of Pennsylvania (1937)
Terminal: PhD
Dissents on the record (2)
- January 10, 1967wanted tighter
- December 13, 1966wanted easier
