Background
Read, Leonard Edward was born on September 26, 1898 in Hubbardston, Michigan, United States. Son of Orville Baker and Ada Melvina (Sturgis) Read.
Read, Leonard Edward was born on September 26, 1898 in Hubbardston, Michigan, United States. Son of Orville Baker and Ada Melvina (Sturgis) Read.
Student, Hubbardston High School, 1913-1916. Students of Liberty, 1950, Outlook for Freedom, 1951, Government-An Ideal Concept, 1954, Why Not Try Freedom, 1958, Elements of Libertarian Leadership, 1962, Anything That’s Peaceful, 1964, The Free Market and Its Enemy, 1965, Deeper Than You Think, 1967, Accent on the Right, 1968, Let Freedom Reign, 1969, Talking to Myself, 1970, Then Truth Will Out, 1971, To Free or Freeze, 1972, Who’s Listening, 1973, Having My Way, 1974, Castles in the Air, 1975, The Love of Liberty, 1975, Comes the Dawn, 1976, Awake for Freedom’s Sake, 1977, Vision, 1978, Liberty: Legacy of Truth, 1978, The Freedom Freeway, 1979, Seeds of Progress, 1980, Thoughts Rule the World, 1981, How Do We Know?, 1981, The Path of Duty, 1982.
President Ann Arbor Produce Company, 1919-1925. Assistant manager western division United States Chamber of Commerce, 1929-1932, manager, 1932-1939. General manager Los Angeles Chamber of C., 1939-1945.
Director and manager Western Conf. Director National; president Found.
Served in Air Service United States Army, with American Expeditionary Forces, 1917-1919. Member American Economics Association. Clubs: Canadian (New York).
Married Gladys Emily Cobb, July 15, 1920. Children: Leonard Edward, James Baker.