| Events in the Life of William McChesney Martin Jr. |
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and A.G. Edwards
1928-1931 |
| June 1928 | William McChesney Martin Jr. works briefly at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. |
| November 1928 | William McChesney Martin Jr. joins A.G. Edwards & Sons stock brokerage firm in St. Louis, working with his cousin, Presley Edwards. |
| November 6, 1928 | Herbert Hoover is elected President of the United States. He serves 1929-1933. |
| October 24, 1929 | Black Thursday, the initial Wall Street Crash of 1929: It is followed by a second crash on Black Tuesday, five days later, which causes general panic and marks the beginning of the Great Depression. |
| June 17, 1930 | Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act raises tariffs on imported goods to record levels, which adversely affects American import and export trade and manufacturing. |
| September 16, 1930 | Eugene Meyer becomes Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve. He serves until May 10, 1933. |
| 1930 | Ted Drewes frozen custard stand opens on South Grand in St. Louis, Missouri. |
| 1931 | William McChesney Martin Jr. becomes a partner at A.G. Edwards. The company seat on the New York Stock Exchange is transferred to him. |
