Eugene Black | |
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| 6th Chairman of the Federal Reserve | |
| In office May 19, 1933 – August 15, 1934 | |
| President | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | Eugene Meyer |
| Succeeded by | Marriner S. Eccles |
| Member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors | |
| In office May 19, 1933 – August 15, 1934 | |
| President | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | Eugene Meyer |
| Succeeded by | Marriner S. Eccles |
| President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta | |
| In office August 15, 1934 – December 19, 1934 | |
| Preceded by | W. S. Johns (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Oscar Newton |
| In office January 13, 1928 – May 19, 1933 | |
| Preceded by | Max Wellborn |
| Succeeded by | W. S. Johns (Acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 7, 1873 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | December 19, 1934 (aged 61) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Education | University of Georgia (BA) Atlanta Law School (LLB) |
Eugene Robert Black I (January 7, 1873 – December 19, 1934) was an American attorney and businessman who served as the 6th chairman of the Federal Reserve from 1933 to 1934. Before and after his term as chairman, Black also served as the governor of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta from 1928 to 1933 and again from August 1934 until his death in December of the same year.[1]
His eldest son, Eugene R. Black Sr., became the third president of the World Bank Group, serving from 1949 to 1962.