| Ray Gidney | |
| Office: | 20th Comptroller of the Currency |
| President: | Dwight D. Eisenhower John F. Kennedy |
| Term Start: | April 16, 1953 |
| Term End: | November 15, 1961 |
| Predecessor: | Preston Delano |
| Successor: | James J. Saxon |
| Term Start1: | November 1, 1944 |
| Term End1: | April 16, 1953 |
| Predecessor1: | Matthew Fleming |
| Successor1: | Wilbur Fulton |
| Office2: | Acting Chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation |
| Term2: | September 6, 1957 - September 17, 1957 |
| Preceded2: | Henry E. Cook |
| Succeeded2: | Jesse P. Wolcott |
| Birth Name: | Ray Millard Gidney |
| Birth Date: | 17 January 1887 |
| Birth Place: | Santa Barbara, California, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. |
| Education: | University of California, Berkeley (BA) |
Ray Millard Gidney (January 17, 1887 – October 21, 1978) was a United States Comptroller of the Currency from 1953 to 1961.[1] [2]
Ray M. Gidney was named Comptroller by President Dwight D. Eisenhower after a long and distinguished career in banking. He served as president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland prior to his appointment from 1944 to 1953[3]
Gidney was known for the quiet and competent manner in which he ran the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. He resigned to accept a position with a large bank in Jacksonville, Florida.