George H. Clay (February 14, 1911 – October 11, 1995) was president of the

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from 1961 to 1976.

Life and career

Clay was born in

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, attended Kansas City Junior College, William Jewell College and received a law degree from the

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. In 1944 he joined

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in Kansas City as an assistant director of state affairs and rose to become TWA's vice president of administrative services. He played important roles in developing TWA's facilities at John F. Kennedy International Airport in

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and establishing the

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that became the basis for

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. In 1958 he left TWA to become general counsel for the Kansas City Federal Reserve and became president in 1961.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Clay, George H. 1911 births 1995 deaths 20th-century American businesspeople Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City presidents People from Kansas City, Kansas Trans World Airlines people University of Missouri School of Law alumni William Jewell College alumni