William B. Camp

William Bacon Camp (November 25, 1913 November 13, 1975) was Comptroller of the Currency from 1966 to 1973. He was born in Greenville, Texas.[1][2]

William B. Camp
22nd Comptroller of the Currency
In office
November 16, 1966  March 23, 1973
PresidentLyndon B. Johnson
Richard M. Nixon
Preceded byJames J. Saxon
Succeeded byJames E. Smith
Acting Chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
In office
March 9, 1970 - April 1, 1970
Preceded byKenneth A. Randall
Succeeded byFrank Wille
Personal details
Born(1913-11-25)November 25, 1913
Greenville, Texas
DiedNovember 13, 1975(1975-11-13) (aged 61)
Rockville, Maryland
NationalityAmerican
Occupationnational bank examiner

Camp, a national bank examiner, was appointed Comptroller by President Lyndon Johnson.[3] During his term, a rapidly growing economy led to a dramatic increase in the assets held by national banks.

The agency's remaining responsibility in the issue of currency - redeeming Federal Reserve notes - was transferred to the Treasurer of the United States. Camp is unique among Comptrollers: he was nominated by a president from one political party and renominated by a president, Richard Nixon, from another. He died on November 13, 1975 in Rockville, Maryland.[4]

References

  1. Currency, United States Congress Senate Committee on Banking and (14 July 1967). "Nomination of William B. Camp: hearing ... Ninetieth Congress, first session, on the nomination of William B. Camp to be Comptroller of the Currency, January 18, 1967". U.S. Govt. Print. Off. Retrieved 14 July 2018 via Google Books.
  2. White, James Terry (14 July 1980). "The National cyclopaedia of American biography". J.T. White. Retrieved 14 July 2018 via Google Books.
  3. "Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Google News Archive Search". News.google.com.au. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-08-19. Retrieved 2016-07-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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