title: George H. Clay
text: # George H. Clay
  
  George H. Clay (February 14, 1911 – October 11, 1995) was president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City from 1961 to 1976.
  
  ## Life and career
  
  Clay was born in Kansas City, Kansas, attended Kansas City Junior College, William Jewell College and received a law degree from the University of Missouri School of Law.
  
  In 1944 he joined Trans World Airlines 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 New York City and establishing the Kansas City Overhaul Base that became the basis for Kansas City International Airport.
  
  In 1958 he left TWA to become general counsel for the Kansas City Federal Reserve and became president in 1961.
  
  