Background
Pennock, James Roland was born on February 4, 1906 in Chatham, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of James Levis and Alice Rakestraw (Carter) Pennock.
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James Roland Pennock
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Student, London School Economics, 1925-1926; Bachelor of Arts, Swarthmore College, 1927; Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1928; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1932.
Career
Instructor political science, Swarthmore (Pennsylvania) College, 1929-1932;
assistant professor, Swarthmore (Pennsylvania) College, 1932-1941;
associate professor, Swarthmore (Pennsylvania) College, 1941-1945;
professor, Swarthmore (Pennsylvania) College, 1946-1962;
Richter professor, Swarthmore (Pennsylvania) College, 1962-1976;
Richter professor emeritus, Swarthmore (Pennsylvania) College, 1976-1995;
department chairman, Swarthmore (Pennsylvania) College, 1941-1970;
acting chairman, Swarthmore (Pennsylvania) College, 1974-1975. Visiting professor Columbia University, 1950. Visiting lecturer Harvard University, 1953.
Lecturer U.Pa., 1976-1977. Visiting professor University of California, San Diego, 1978. Hill distinguished visiting professor University of Minnesota, 1979.
Achievements
Works
book
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Coercion
(Coercion, it seems, like poverty and prejudice, has alway...)
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Coercion
Membership
Administrative specialist United States Social Security Board, 1936-1937. Principal divisional assistant Office Foreign Relief, Department State, 1943. Panel chairman Regional War Labor Board, 1943-1944.
Chairman of Commission on fellowships political theory andlegal philosophy Social Science Research Council, 1954-1964, board directors, 1960-1966. Trustee Primitive Hall Foundation, 1973-1995, president, 1984-1986. Member Phi Beta Kappa.
Connections
Married Helen B. Sharpless, January 24, 1931. Children: Joan Pennock Barnard, Judith Carter Pennock Lilley.
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Religion
Society of Friends