Stephen Gardner

For the American general, see Stephen Gardner Champlin.

For the Amtrak CEO, see Stephen Gardner (transportation executive).

Stephen S. Gardner (December 26, 1921 – November 19, 1978) was an American businessman who served as the 10th vice chairman of the Federal Reserve from 1976 until his death in 1978.

Stephen S. Gardner
10th Vice Chairman of the Federal Reserve
In office February 13, 1976 – November 19, 1978
President	Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter
Preceded by	George W. Mitchell
Succeeded by	Frederick H. Schultz
Member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors
In office February 13, 1976 – November 19, 1978
President	Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter
Preceded by	George W. Mitchell
Succeeded by	Emmett J. Rice
Personal details
Born	Stephen Symmes Gardner (1921-12-26)December 26, 1921 Wakefield, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	November 19, 1978(1978-11-19) (aged 56) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political party	Republican
Education	Harvard University, BA, MBA

Career

Gardner was chairman of the Girard Bank in Philadelphia.^[1] In 1973, he was appointed to an advisory group of Philadelphia business leaders by mayor Frank Rizzo.^[2] In 1974, he was given the Police Athletic League award for his bank's "distinguished service and leadership" on behalf of the group.^[3]

In 1976, he was appointed Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve by President Gerald Ford on a fourteen-year term.^[1]

Personal life

Gardner was born on December 26, 1921, in Wakefield, Massachusetts, a small town in Massachusetts.^[4] He and his wife Consuelo had three sons (Seth T., Stephen Symmes Jr., and Pierce S.) and two daughters (Susan and Hillary).^[1] His son Seth married Elizabeth Tracy Perkins, the daughter of W. B. Saunders' vice president Sherman Evarts Perkins.^[5]

He died on November 19, 1978, from cancer.^[1]