Background
Cummings, John was born on May 18, 1868 in Colebrook, New Hampshire, United States. Son of Edward Norris and Lucretia Frances (Merrill) Cummings.
Cummings, John was born on May 18, 1868 in Colebrook, New Hampshire, United States. Son of Edward Norris and Lucretia Frances (Merrill) Cummings.
Bachelor of Arts, Harvard, 1891, A.M., 1892. Doctor of Philosophy in Political Economy, University of Chicago, 1894.
Ellen. Teacher economics and statistics Harvard, 1894-1900. Editorial staff New York Evening Post, 1900. Assistant professor political economy, University of Chicago.
1902-1910; expert special agent Census Bureau, 1910-1916. Research expert Joint Congressional Commision on National Grants for Vocational Education, 1914. Statistician Vocational Surveys, Richmond, Virginia, 1914, Evansville and Indianapolis, Indiana, 1915-1916.
Editor and statistician Federal Board for Vocational Education, 1917-1923. Statistician and economist Division of Research and Statistics, Federal Reserve Board, 1924-1930. Chief of research and statistical service, Federal Board for Vocational Education, 1930-1933.
Chief of research and statistical service, vocation education, United States Office of Education, since 1933. Author: Poor Laws of Massachusetts and New York, 1895. Negro Population (Census Bureau), 1790-1815, 1918.
Statistical Work of the Federal Government (in History of Statistics), 1918. Statistics (with Professor W. B. Bailey), 1920. Statistics and Graphics, 1923.
Home: 3029 Q St., Washington, Distric.
Married Carry Rebecca Howe, December 3, 1902.