Ray M. Gidney Comptroller of the Currency, 1953 - 1961
Ray M. Gidney was named Comptroller by President Eisenhower after a long and distinguished career in banking. He served as president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland prior to his appointment. Gidney was known for the quiet and competent manner in which he ran the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. He resigned to accept a position with a large bank in Jacksonville, Florida.
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency was created by Congress to
charter national banks, to oversee a nationwide system of banking institutions,
and to assure that national banks are safe and sound, competitive and
profitable, and capable of serving in the best possible manner the banking
needs of their customers.
Ray M. Gidney was named Comptroller by President Eisenhower after a long and distinguished career in banking. He served as president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland prior to his appointment. Gidney was known for the quiet and competent manner in which he ran the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. He resigned to accept a position with a large bank in Jacksonville, Florida.