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
Comptroller of the Currency
In office
1966–1973
PresidentLyndon B. Johnson
Richard M. Nixon
Preceded byJames J. Saxon
Succeeded byJames E. Smith
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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