predecessor successor death_date birth_place nationality office birth_date order term_start image article_title term_end name alma_mater
george leslie harrison alfred hayes 9 april 1978 san francisco , california united states president of the federal reserve bank of new york 9 march 1896 3rd january 1941 allan sproul.jpg allan sproul
 june 30 , 1956 allan sproul nyu school of law university of california
allan sproul

allan sproul -lrb- march 9 , 1896 -- april 9 , 1978 -rrb- was an american banker .
widely regarded as one of the world 's foremost central bankers , he served as president of the federal reserve bank of new york from 1941 to 1956 .
