Background
Lincoln, Edmond Earl was born on February 5, 1888 in near McCook, Nebraska, United States. Son of Charles Sanford and Christiana (Bayless) Lincoln.
Lincoln, Edmond Earl was born on February 5, 1888 in near McCook, Nebraska, United States. Son of Charles Sanford and Christiana (Bayless) Lincoln.
Bachelor of Arts, O. Wesleyan University, 1909. Selected from Ohio as Rhodes Scholar to University of Oxford, 1908 (Lincoln College). Bachelor of Arts, Honor School of Modern History (Oxford), 1910.
Master of Arts, Oxford, 1914.
Doctor of Philosophy, in banking, finance and public utilities, Harvard, 1917.
Engaged variously in farming, manufacturing, contracting and building, 1902-1908. Teacher in Ohio public schools, 1903-1904. Professor, head of English department, Mount Union College, 1911-1912.
Professor, head department history and economics, Saint John's College, 1912-1914, secretary of faculty, 1913-1914.
On faculties of Harvard economic department and Graduate School Business Administration 1914-1922, specializing in finance, public utilities, economics history, and applied economics. Lecturer industrial and financial courses U. Extension and Radcliffe College.
Traveled widely abroad. Winner first prize ($1,000) Hart Shaffner & Marx economic essay contest, 1917.
Chief statistician and economist, Western Electric Company, Incorporated, New York York, 1922-1927.
Economist, acting commercial manager, and special assistant to president International Telephone & Telephone Corporation, 1927-1931. Economist Éleuthère Irénée duPont de Nemours & Company, 1931-1953.
Consultant Investors Diversified Services, Incorporated.
Director Cleveland Cliffs Iron Company, Ventures, Limited., Falconbridge Nickel Mines Limited (Canada), Brightwater Paper Company Expert special agent unites states department Commerce, in charge of report on central electric light and power stations in the United States, 1918-1920. American economics correspondent for Benn Brothers Syndicate, London.
1919-1920. Member commission on business finance, Boston City of C., 1920-1921, commission on public utilities, 1921-1922.
Member Commerce and Industry Association New York (commission on city transit since 1924. Chairman, 1926-1927; and various other committees).
Member commission on costs of distribution, Chamber of Commerce of the United States, 1925-1926, and of finance department committee, 1929-1931). Member Economics Policy Committee, member Chamber of Commerce of State of New York (past Chairman of Commission on taxation), Executive Committee on Federal Finance and Federal Expenditures, National Council of State Chamber of C., Wilmington Chamber of Commerce (commission on legislation).
Trustee Mount Union College.
Member of council Harvard Foundation for Advancd Study and Research, Harvard Business School Associates. Director Harvard Alumni Association.
Fellow American Geography Society. Member American Finance Association, English Speaking Union, American Management Association (past director, vice president finance, honorary life. Club of New York, Economist’s National Committee on Monetary Policy, Foreign Policy Association, National Bureau Economics Research, National Farm Chemurgic Council, Oxford Society (life), Pan-American Society, Population Association American, Royal Economics Society (England), Tax Institute, Citizens Committee for Hoover Report, Phi Beta Kappa (associate).
Mason.
Clubs: Harvard, Bankers of America, Lotos (New York).
Married Edith Walker, August 14, 1915. Married second, Mary Margaret Lynch, September 2, 1948. Children: Elinore (Mistress Edward K. Bachman), Robert Edmond.