James J. Saxon

James J. Saxon
21st Comptroller of the Currency
In office
November 16, 1961 – November 15, 1966
PresidentJohn F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Preceded byRay M. Gidney
Succeeded byWilliam B. Camp
Acting Chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
In office
August 4, 1963 - January 22, 1964
Preceded byErle Cocke, Sr.
Succeeded byJoseph W. Barr
Personal details
Born(1914-04-13)April 13, 1914
Toledo, Ohio
DiedJanuary 28, 1980(1980-01-28) (aged 65)
Washington, D.C.
NationalityAmerican
OccupationLawyer

James Joseph Saxon (April 13, 1914 – January 28, 1980) was the 21st Comptroller of the Currency for the United States Department of the Treasury. He was appointed by President John F. Kennedy in 1961.

Saxon left the Office of the Comptroller in January 1967. He subsequently practiced law in Washington and served as vice chairman of the board of the American Fletcher National Bank in Indianapolis.