Frederic Adrian Delano

Who was Frederic Adrian Delano?

Frederic Adrian Delano II was an American railroad president born in Hong Kong, China, of the Delano family. He was a son of Warren Delano, Jr., and Catherine Robbins Lyman, brother of Sara Ann Delano, and uncle of U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. His philanthropic work through the Commercial Club of Chicago strongly impacted his nephew's Presidential policies. Delano was Chairman of the Committee on the Regional Plan for New York and Its Environs, which released the regional plan for New York on May 27, 1929. He was also a prime organizer of the Regional Plan for New York and Its Environs, published in 1928. He was also a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago which affected the development of Chicago in the 19th and 20th centuries. Delano was the first vice-chairman of the Federal Reserve and the National Resources Planning Board.