Marriner Eccles: Father of the Modern Federal Reserve

Marriner Eccles – The Early Years

Long before he came to head the Federal Reserve Board, Marriner Eccles began life as the son of Scottish immigrants, Mormon settlers searching for a better life in Northern Utah. Marriner would get his business acumen from his father, David Eccles — a successful entrepreneur, and at the time one of the wealthiest men between Denver and San Francisco.

Marriner Eccles – The Early Years

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