Roy A. Young

Roy Young
4th Chairman of the Federal Reserve
In office October 4, 1927 – August 31, 1930
President	Calvin Coolidge Herbert Hoover
Deputy	Edmund Platt
Preceded by	Daniel Richard Crissinger
Succeeded by	Eugene Meyer
Member of the Federal Reserve Board
In office October 4, 1927 – August 31, 1930
President	Calvin Coolidge Herbert Hoover
Preceded by	Daniel Richard Crissinger
Succeeded by	Menc Szymczak
4th President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
In office September 1, 1930 – March 31, 1942
Preceded by	William P. G. Harding
Succeeded by	William Paddock
3rd President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
In office October 1, 1919 – September 26, 1927
Preceded by	Theodore Wold
Succeeded by	W. B. Geery
Personal details
Born	Roy Archibald Young (1882-05-17)May 17, 1882 Marquette, Michigan, U.S.
Died	December 31, 1960(1960-12-31) (aged 78) Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Amy Goodrich Bosson

Roy Archibald Young (May 17, 1882 – December 31, 1960) was an American banker who served as the 4th chairman of the Federal Reserve from 1927 to 1930. During his tenure as chairman, the Wall Street Crash of 1929 occurred, which signaled the beginning of the Great Depression. Before and after his term at the Federal Reserve Board, Young also served as the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis from 1919 to 1927 and Federal Reserve Bank of Boston from 1930 to 1942.^[1]