Stephen Gardner

Stephen S. Gardner (died November 19, 1978) was an American businessman who served as vice chairman of the Federal Reserve from 1976 until his death.
Career.
Gardner was chairman of the Girard Bank in Philadelphia. In 1973, he was appointed to an advisory group of Philadelphia business leaders by mayor Frank Rizzo. In 1974, he was given the Police Athletic League award for his bank's "distinguished service and leadership" on behalf of the group.
In 1976, he was appointed vice chairman of the Federal Reserve by Gerald Ford on a fourteen-year term.
Personal life.
Gardner was a native of Massachusetts. He and his wife Consuelo had three sons (Seth T., Stephen Symmes Jr., and Pierce S.) and two daughters (Susan and Hillary). His son Stephen married Elizabeth Tracy Perkins, the daughter of W. B. Saunders vice president Herman Evarts Perkins.
He died on November 19, 1978, from cancer.