Jesse Desmaux Burks

Background

Burks, Jesse Desmaux was born on September 11, 1868 in Adairville, Kentucky, United States. Son of Jesse Herring and Sabina (Desmaux) Burks.

Education

Bachelor of Philisophy, University of Chicago, 1893. Master of Laws, University of California, 1894. Fellow Columbia, 1901-1902, Ph.

D., 1902, lecturer in administration, 1908.

Career

Survey and report or edl. system of Philippines for bureau of Insular Affairs, 1907. Later with Bureau Municipal Research, New York, and director Philadelphia Bureau Municipal Research, and municipal efficiency department, Los Los Angeles.

Membership

Served in Washington, District of Columbia, as adviser President’s National Industrial Conference, Income Tax Bureau, Federal Tax Simplification Board, also as Washington manager National Industrial Conference Board.

Connections

Married Frances Stoddard Williston, of Northampton, Massachusetts, August 9, 1900. Children: Jesse Williston (deceased), Barbara Stoddard, Frances Williston.

Father:

Jesse Herring Burks

Mother:

Sabina (Desmaux) Burks

Spouse:

Frances Stoddard Williston

child:

Jesse Williston Burks (deceased)

child:

Barbara Stoddard Burks

child:

Frances Williston Burks