Background
Williams, Charles Weston was born on October 11, 1899 in Chester, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Charles Bray and Alice Julia (Owen) Williams.
Williams, Charles Weston was born on October 11, 1899 in Chester, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Charles Bray and Alice Julia (Owen) Williams.
Student Baylor University, 1917-1919. Bachelor of Arts, Howard College, Birmingham, Alabama, 1920. Bachelor of Letters (Rhodes scholar), University of Oxford, England, 1923.
Postgraduate international finance, U. Stockholm, Sweden, 1924.
Elaine. Bank clerk Birmingham (Alabama) Trust Company, 1920. Financial journalist Southern Banker, Atlanta, 1924. Professor and head department economics Mercer University, Macon, Georgia, 1925-1928.
Professor and head department economics-commerce, U. Louisville, 1928-1949, elected Kent Memorial lecturer University of Louisville, 1945.
Instructor Louisville chapter American Institute Banking, 7 years, Louisville Building and Loan League, 1931-1932. Extension lecturer and instructor Indiana University, 3 years.
Feature article writer Passing Show section, Louisville Courier-Journal since 1938. Special foreign correspondent (England and France) Finance magazine and Louisville Courier-Journal, summer 1945.
Vice-president, director research Federal Reserve Bank, Richmond, Virginia, 1949-1957, economics adviser, 1957-1961, retired, 1961.
Member public panel War Labor Board, 1943-1945. Member and chairman Louisville Labor-Management Committee, 1946-1947. Member evec. committee College of Arts and Sciences, University of Louisville (plans and policies, 1945-1949.
Member University Council.
Fellow American Scandinavian Foundation. Member American Economics Association, American Association of University professors, American Association Rhodes Scholars, Phi Kappa Phi, Pi Kappa Alpha.
Club: Conversation (past president).
Married Ruth Ranew, June 21, 1927.