William Barret Ridgely

William Barret Ridgely (July 19, 1858 – April 30, 1920) was a United States Comptroller of the Currency from 1901 to 1908.

William Ridgely
11th Comptroller of the Currency
In office October 1, 1901 - March 28, 1908
President	Theodore Roosevelt
Preceded by	Charles G. Dawes
Succeeded by	Lawrence O. Murray
Personal details
Born	(1858-07-19)July 19, 1858 Springfield, Illinois
Died	April 30, 1920(1920-04-30) (aged 61) Washington, D.C.
Education	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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Biography

William B. Ridgely attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, where he was a member of the Chi Phi fraternity. Upon his graduation from RPI in 1881, Ridgely engaged in mining, manufacturing, and banking in Illinois before President Theodore Roosevelt named him Comptroller in 1901.^[1] During his term, Congress passed legislation extending the corporate existence of the national banks for the second time. Ridgely resigned as Comptroller to accept the presidency of a national bank in Missouri, which had failed the previous year and was reorganized under his leadership. In 1909, he returned to private business in the Eastern states.

Ridgely died in Washington, D.C., on April 30, 1920.^[2]