Governors and Presidents of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
| Governors | Term of Office |
| Joseph A. McCord | October 19, 1914, to January 10, 1919 |
| Maximilian B. Wellborn | March 1, 1919, to January 1, 1928 |
| Eugene R. Black | January 13, 1928, to May 19, 1933, when he resigned to serve as chairman of the Federal Reserve Board in Washington. Resigned Board chairmanship effective August 15, 1934. Was reappointed governor of the Atlanta Fed effective August 16, 1934 |
| W.S. Johns | Acting governor from May 19, 1933, to August 16, 1934 |
| Oscar Newton | January 10, 1935, to February 14, 1936 |
| Presidents* | |
| Oscar Newton | February 14, 1936, to February 13, 1939 |
| Robert S. Parker | February 18, 1939, to March 29, 1941 |
| William S. McLarin, Jr. | April 13, 1941, to February 28, 1951 |
| Malcolm H. Bryan | April 1, 1951, to September 30, 1965 |
| Harold T. Patterson | October 1, 1965, to January 31, 1968 |
| M. Monroe Kimbrel | February 1, 1968, to March 31, 1980 |
| William F. Ford | August 1, 1980, to October 1, 1983 |
| Robert P. Forrestal | December 7, 1983,– |
 * The title of Reserve Bank chief executive officer was changed to president by the Banking Act of 1935. |
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Chairmen of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta |
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| Chairmen | Term of Office* |
| Maximilian B. Wellborn Anniston, Alabama |
1914–1918 |
| Joseph A. McCord Atlanta, Georgia |
1919–1924 |
| Oscar Newton Jackson, Mississippi |
1925–1935 |
| H. Warner Martin Atlanta, Georgia |
1936 |
| William H. Kettig Birmingham, Alabama |
1937 |
| Frank H. Neely Atlanta, Georgia |
1938–1953 |
| Rufus C. Harris New Orleans, Louisiana |
1954–1955 |
| Walter M. Mitchell Atlanta, Georgia |
1956–1961 |
| Jackson W. Tarver Atlanta, Georgia |
1962–1967 |
| Edwin I. Hatch Atlanta, Georgia |
1968–1971 |
| John C. Wilson Atlanta, Georgia |
1972–1973 |
| H.G. Pattillo Decatur, Georgia |
1974–1977 |
| Clifford M. Kirtland Atlanta, Georgia |
1978–1979 |
| William A. Fickling, Jr. Macon, Georgia |
1980–1983 |
| John H. Weitnauer, Jr. Atlanta, Georgia |
1984–1986 |
| Bradley Currey, Jr. Norcross, Georgia |
1987–1989 |
| * Chairmen are designated for one-year terms that run from January 1 to December 31. |
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