Background
Starnes, George Talmage was born on May 31, 1895 in Verdi, Scott County, Virginia, United States. Son of Peter Johnson and Martha Jane (Morris) Starnes.
Starnes, George Talmage was born on May 31, 1895 in Verdi, Scott County, Virginia, United States. Son of Peter Johnson and Martha Jane (Morris) Starnes.
Bachelor of Arts, Emory and Henry College, 1917. Master of Arts, University of Virginia, 1924, Doctor of Philosophy, 1925. Master of Arts, Harvard, 1925.
1 son, William Thurman. Principal high school, Pungoteague, Virginia, 1920-1921. With University of Virginia since 1922, instructor department economics until 1924, assistant professor, 1925-1928, associate professor, 1928-1940.
Professor since 1940.
Served in the United States Army, May 1918-September 1919. Member American Economics Association Beta Kappa, Beta Gamma Sigma, Tau Kappa Alpha, Alpha Kappa Psi, Delta Sigma Phi. Mason.; Club: Colonnade.
Married Miriam Maude Thurman, September 15, 1923.