Daniel R. Crissinger

Governor, Federal Reserve Board, 1923 – 1927
Comptroller of the Currency, Federal Reserve Board, 1921 – 1923

Born: December 10, 1860
Died: July 12, 1942

Daniel R. Crissinger was appointed to lead the Federal Reserve Board as governor on May 1, 1923.¹ He resigned on September 15, 1927.

Crissinger was born in Marion County, Ohio, in 1860. He received a bachelor's degree from Buchtel College.

In 1886, Crissinger began practicing law in Marion, Ohio. He served as a prosecutor for two terms and a city solicitor for three terms. After his time as city solicitor, he was general counsel for Marion Steam Shovel Co., for twenty-two years. He also supervised City National Bank of Marion, which later became National City Bank & Trust Co.

Crissinger served as Comptroller of the Currency before becoming governor of the Federal Reserve Board. Although some later governors focused on spurring economic expansion, he took a more traditional approach that focused on providing easy credit through lower interest rates.

Crissinger died in 1942.

Endnotes

¹Governor was the title of the “active executive officer” of the Federal Reserve Board from 1913 to 1935. See the Board of Governorswebsite and the essay on theBanking Act of 1935 for details on changes in the Board’s leadership structure over time.

Written by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and updated on October 14, 2025 by Federal Reserve History staff to clarify the historic titles used before 1935. Seedisclaimer andupdate policy.