Edmund Platt
4thVice Chairman of the Federal Reserve
In office July 23, 1920 – September 14, 1930
President	Woodrow Wilson Warren G. Harding Calvin Coolidge Herbert Hoover
Preceded by	Albert Strauss
Succeeded by	John Thomas
Member of theFederal Reserve Board
In office June 20, 1920 – September 14, 1930
President	Woodrow Wilson Warren G. Harding Calvin Coolidge Herbert Hoover
Preceded by	Albert Strauss
Succeeded by	Eugene Meyer
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNew York's26th district
In office March 4, 1913 – June 7, 1920
Preceded by	Edwin Albert Merritt
Succeeded by	Hamilton Fish III
Personal details
Born	Edmund Platt (1865-02-02)February 2, 1865 Poughkeepsie, New York, U.S.
Died	August 7, 1939(1939-08-07) (aged 74) Chazy, New York, U.S.
Resting place	Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery
Party	Republican
Education	Eastman Business College Harvard University (BA)

Edmund Platt (February 2, 1865 – August 7, 1939) was an American politician and corporate executive who served as the 4thvice chairman of the Federal Reserve from 1920 to 1930. A member of theRepublican Party, he had representedNew York's 26th congressional district in theUnited States House of Representatives for four terms from 1913 to 1920.

Born inPoughkeepsie,New York he attended a private school and Riverview Academy. He graduated fromEastman Business College in Poughkeepsie and learned the printer's trade. He graduated fromHarvard University in 1888 and taught school and studied law.

He moved toWisconsin and edited theSuperior Evening Telegram in 1890 and 1891. He returned to Poughkeepsie in 1891 and engaged in editing and publishing thePoughkeepsie Eagle; he was also a member of the board of water commissioners of Poughkeepsie.

Platt was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-third and to the three succeeding Congresses and held office from March 4, 1913 to June 7, 1920, when he resigned to accept appointment by PresidentWoodrow Wilson to theFederal Reserve Board.

While in the House of Representatives, he was chairman of the Committee on Banking and Currency (Sixty-sixth Congress).

Platt became vice chairman of the Federal Reserve Board in August 1920 and served until 1930 when he resigned. Ironically, as a congressman he voted against the creation of the Federal Reserve in 1913.^[1]

He returned to Poughkeepsie and engaged in an extensive banking business.

Platt died inChazy, New York while on a visit in 1939; interment was in thePoughkeepsie Rural Cemetery.

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