James K. Vardaman Jr.

Jake Vardaman
Member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors
In office
April 4, 1946 – November 30, 1958
PresidentHarry S. Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byJohn McKee
Succeeded byGeorge King
Personal details
Born
James Kimble Vardaman Jr.

(1894-08-28)August 28, 1894
Greenwood, Mississippi, U.S.
DiedJuly 28, 1972(1972-07-28) (aged 77)
Political partyDemocratic
RelativesJames K. Vardaman (Father)
EducationUnited States Naval Academy
University of Mississippi, Oxford
Millsaps College (LLB)

James Kimble Vardaman Jr. (1894–1972) was an American lawyer who served as a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors from 1946 to 1958 . He was a US Navy captain during World War II, and political aide to President Harry S. Truman. Before the war, he had worked as bank counselor in Missouri.