Background
GEORGE, Edwin B. was born on July 31, 1896 in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Thomas J. and Asenath Margaret (Black) George.
GEORGE, Edwin B. was born on July 31, 1896 in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Thomas J. and Asenath Margaret (Black) George.
University of Pittsburgh. Georgetown University. Foreign Service School.
Faculty, Temple University.
American trade commissioner Far Eastern countries, 1922-1926. Chief Marketing Service Division, Department of Commerce, 1930-1932. Chief domestic commerce division, 1933-1934.
Executive secretary advisory council N.R.A., 1934-1935. Economics adviser to executive director Supplies, Priorities and Allocations Board, 1941. Director review staff program bureau, West Palm Beach, 1943.
Cons to chairman West Palm Beach, 1945. Cons to commission on Postwar Economics Policy and Planning, United States House Representatives, 1945-1946. Conservation to Select Committee on Foreign Aid, United States House Representatives, 1947-1948.
Consultant to administrator Doctor of Public Administration and Non Performing Asset, 1951. Assistant to director ODM, 1952-1953. Chairman Mobilization Programs Advisory Committee, 1953-1960.
Deputy director legislative reference service Library of Congress, 1960-1962. Economist Dun & Bradstreet, Inc., 1936-1960, assistant to the president, 1939-1953 and contributing editor Dun’s Review, since 1936.
Fellow American Statistical Association. Member American Economics Association, American Trade Association, Executives, Society of Business Advisory Professions, Inc. (president 1950), Conference of Business Economists (chairman 1951), Phi Delta Theta, Delta Phi Epsilon.
Omicron, Delta Kappa (honorary). Clubs. Metropolitan. Cosmos (Washington), Polo (Manila, Philippine Islands).
Married Louise Baker, June 16, 1928. Children: Thomas H., Sally Annual.