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" • « OF THE FEDERAL

[ F ederal Reser ve Bank of S t. Louis
December! 30,
Press release ( o f f i c i a l announcement)

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For release papers December 31, 1952
T R A N ^ F F f.
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ST, LOUIS RESERVE BANK ELECTS N E W FIRST VICE PRESIDENT

Frederick L. Deming was e le c te d F i r s t Vice P resident of the Federal
Reserve Bank of S t. Louis by the Board of D irectors of the Bank, e f fe c tiv e
January 1, 1953
December 31.

He succeeds Olin M. A ttebery, who r e t i r e s from the Bank as of

As sp e c ifie d in the Federal Reserve Act, the P resident and F i r s t

Vice P resident of a Federal Reserve Bank are e le c te d by the Board of D irectors
of the Bank, su b ject to the approval of the Board of Governors in Washington.
Mr. Deming*s election has been so approved.

The new F i r s t Vice P re sid e n t was born on September 12, 1912 in Des
Hoines, Iowa,

He was educated in the public schools of S t. Louis, Missouri and

a t Washington U niversity, S t, Louis, from which he received an A,B. degree in
l?3k, an A.M. in 1935, and a Ph.D. in economics in lpi.il.

He jo in ed the s t a f f

of the Federal Reserve Bank in August, 19^1 and has served successively as
a s s i s t a n t manager and manager of the Research Department, A ssista n t Vice P re s i­
dent and Vice P resident.

He i s m arried and has two sons.

Mr. Actebery beg&n h is banking c a re e r in 19CU with the American Exchange
Bark in S t, Louis,

He has been with the Federal Reserve Bank of S t. Louis since

19lU, joining the Bank's s t a f f before the i n s t i t u t i o n was o f f i c i a l l y open fo r
business.

He has served as an o f f i c e r of the Bank since 1917 and has been F i r s t

Vice President since January, 1951c

He r e t i r e s under the provisions of the

Retirement System of the Federal Reserve Banks,