Background
Lewis, Burdett Gibson was born on January 1, 1882 in Jamestown, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Ransome Stella and Rosaline (Braden) Lewis.
Lewis, Burdett Gibson was born on January 1, 1882 in Jamestown, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Ransome Stella and Rosaline (Braden) Lewis.
Bachelor of Arts, Univercity Nebraska, 1904. Post-graduated from the University Wisconsin, 1904-1905, Cornell Univercity, 1905-1907. Honorary Doctor of Science, Rutgers, 1924.
Special agent Wisconsin State Tax Commission, 1904, Interstate Commerce Commission, Washington, 1907. Statistician Public Service Commission, 1st District, New York, 1907-1910. Assistant to president Board Aldermen, City New York, 1910-1913.
Deputy commissioner correction, 1914-1915, commissioner correction City New York, 1915-1917.
Executive assistant to vice-president and general manager Air Nitrates Corporation, 1918. Became state commissioner institutions and agencies
New Jersey, 1918. Also served as member and/or officer numerous economics, social, welfare organizations state and national scope.
Director investigation public relief agencies in District of Columbia, for House and Senate committees on appropriations 74th Congress. Special consultant on defense training United States commissioner of education, Washington, 1941.
Chief of projects unit War Production Board, 1941-1942. Chief economist and financial expert to Government of Iran, 1941-1945.
Chief prison administrator Supreme Commander Allied Powers, Japan, 1946-1951.
Member American Economics League, Academy Political Science, National Conference Social Work, American Prison Association Kappa Psi.
Married Pearl Merriam Archibald, August 9, 1910. Children: Burdette Gibson, Archibald Ross, Jane Alleyne, Patricia Merriam.