Frederic Adrian Delano

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Frederic Delano
Federal Reserve Board
In office
August 10, 1914 – July 21, 1918
PresidentWoodrow Wilson
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byHenry A. Moehlenpah
President of Monon Railroad
In office
1913–1914
Preceded byFairfax Harrison
Succeeded byHarry Kurrie
Personal details
Born
Frederic Adrian Delano II

(1863-09-10)September 10, 1863
Hong Kong
DiedMarch 28, 1953(1953-03-28) (aged 89)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Children5
RelativesWarren Delano Jr. (Father)
Sara Ann Delano (Sister)
Warren Delano IV (Brother)
Franklin D. Roosevelt (Nephew)
EducationHarvard University (BA)

Frederic Adrian Delano II (September 10, 1863 – March 28, 1953) was an American railroad president

Federal Reserve Board
until 1918.

Early life

At Harvard, c. 1885

Delano was born in Hong Kong on September 10, 1863.[2][1] He was a member of the Delano family as a son of Warren Delano Jr. and Catherine Robbins Lyman. He was a brother of Warren Delano IV and Sara Ann Delano, and uncle of U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.[2]

Like his older brother Warren, he graduated from Harvard University in 1885.[2]

Career

After his graduation from Harvard, Delano was employed by the

Wabash Pittsburgh Terminal Railway, and of the Wabash Railroad. Delano was appointed one of the receivers for the Wabash in 1911, and in 1913, he was elected president of the Monon Railroad (succeeding Fairfax Harrison[3]). He was vice president of the American Unitarian Association
in 1907.

His addresses were published under the titles Questions of the Hour (1911) and Are Our Railroads Fairly Treated? (1913). He was also the chairman of the influential National Capital Park and Planning Commission and helped approve and oversee the building of the Pentagon.[4] He held an informal role as an advisor during his nephew's presidency, particularly on issues of land conservation and regional planning.[5]

Legacy

His

philanthropic work through the Commercial Club of Chicago, which has been said to have strongly impacted his nephew's presidential policies. Delano was Chairman of the Committee on the Regional Plan for New York and Its Environs, which released the regional plan for New York on May 27, 1929.[6]

He was also a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago which affected the development of Chicago in the 19th and 20th centuries. Delano was the first vice-chairman of the Federal Reserve and the National Resources Planning Board.

His house on 2244 S Street NW in the

Irish Ambassador.[7]

Personal life

In 1888, Frederic was married to Matilda Anne Peasley (1867–1953). Together, they were the parents of five children, all daughters, including:[1]

  • Catherine Lyman Delano (1889–1951),[8] who married Alexander Galt Grant.
  • Louise Delano (1891–1923), who married
    U.S. Army Engineer School
    .
  • Laura Delano (1893–1978), who married James Lawrence Houghteling (1883–1962). His sister Josephine Houghteling was married to financier Frank Gray Griswold.[9][10]
  • Matilda Delano (1899–1911), who died young.
  • Alice Delano (1903–1904), who died young.

Delano died in Newburgh, New York on March 28, 1953.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Roosevelt Genealogy". www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu. Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum. Archived from the original on March 1, 2019. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d "Frederic A. Delano is Dead in Capital; Uncle of Late President Ran Railroads, Had Long Career as Planner of Cities" (PDF). The New York Times. March 29, 1953. p. 94. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
  3. ^ Monon Railroad Historical and Technical Society (2004–2006). "Presidents, Receivers and Trustees". Archived from the original on July 19, 2018. Retrieved November 22, 2013.
  4. New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help
    )
  5. ISBN 978-0-06-208923-6
    .
  6. ISBN 978-0-8018-8328-6
    . Retrieved July 27, 2013.
  7. ^ Emily Hotaling Eig and Julie Mueller, Traceries (1989). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Sheridan-Kalorama Historic District".
  8. ^ "Portrait of Catherine Lyman Delano :: Franklin D. Roosevelt Library". www.hrvh.org. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  9. ^ "Roosevelt Will Visit Newport; President and Wife Expected to Be the Guests of Commodore and Mrs. Vanderbilt. Mrs. Canfield Remarries; Wedded to Frank Gray Griswold in London -- Ambassador Reid Present at the Ceremony". The New York Times. Newport (published July 30, 1907). July 29, 1907. p. 7. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Griswold – Canfield". The New York Times. London (published July 30, 1907). July 29, 1907. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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Government offices
New office Member of the
Federal Reserve Board

1914–1918 		Succeeded by
Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve
1914–1916 		Succeeded by
Paul M. Warburg
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