11 Facts About Andrew Brimmer

Andrew Felton Brimmer was an American economist and business leader who served as a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors from 1966 to 1974.

Andrew Brimmer was born in Newellton in Tensas Parish, Louisiana, to a family of sharecroppers.

Andrew Brimmer attended racially segregated schools and graduated from the former Tensas Rosenwald High School in St Joseph, the seat of government of Tensas Parish.

Andrew Brimmer was a classmate of Emmitt Douglas, later the long-term president of the Louisiana NAACP.

Andrew Brimmer served in the United States Army from 1945 to 1946.

Andrew Brimmer attended the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington, where he obtained both his bachelor's and master's degrees.

In 1951, Andrew Brimmer received a Fulbright scholarship to study in India, and enrolled in 1952 in Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where in 1957, he received his Ph.

In 1966, under appointment from US President Lyndon B Johnson, Brimmer began an eight-year term on the board of governors of the Federal Reserve, becoming the first African American in that position.

In 1974, Andrew Brimmer left the Federal Reserve and taught at Harvard University for two years.

Andrew Brimmer was a trustee of the Economists for Peace and Security.

Andrew Brimmer died on October 7,2012, at George Washington University Hospital in Washington, DC.