Irons, Watrous H. (Watrous Henry), 1903-1968

Watrous Henry Irons served as the seventh president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas from February 15, 1954, to February 1, 1968. In 1945, Irons joined the Dallas Fed as director of research and was named vice president in April 1946. He also served as an associate economist for the Federal Open Market Committee. During his tenure as president, Irons carried out activities in areas of banking and credit policy and research and statistics. With the automation of check processing, the Dallas Fed expanded its financial services, economic research efforts, and public activities during Irons' presidency. (Source: Federal Reserve History)