Background
Wright, Chester Whitney was born on May 27, 1879 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Son of James Edward and Julia Ann (Whitney) Wright.
Wright, Chester Whitney was born on May 27, 1879 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Son of James Edward and Julia Ann (Whitney) Wright.
Bachelor of Arts, Harvard, 1901, A.M., 1902, Doctor of Philosophy., 1906.
February 1962); children—Katharine Barton Wilson, Julia Whitney Bishop, Edward Barton. Instructor economics Cornell Univercity, 1906-1907. Instructor political economy University of Chicago, 1907-1910, assistant professor, 1910-1913, associate professor, 1913-1918, professor, 1918-1944, professor emeritus, since 1944.
Member American Economics Association, Economics History Association. Clubs: University, Quadrangle.
Married Clara May Barton, November 24, 1917 (deceased. Children: Katharine Barton Wilson, Julia Whitney Bishop, Edward Barton.