Background
Henderson, John Brown was born on January 3, 1918 in Glasgow, Scotland. Son of John Brown and Mary (Kerr) Henderson. came to the United States, 1950, naturalized, 1956.
Henderson, John Brown was born on January 3, 1918 in Glasgow, Scotland. Son of John Brown and Mary (Kerr) Henderson. came to the United States, 1950, naturalized, 1956.
Master of Arts, University St. Andrews, Scotland, 1939; student, King's College, Cambridge (England) University, 1939-1940; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard, 1956; Doctor of Laws (honorary), University St. Andrews, 1988.
Lecturer political economy, U. St. Andrews, 1946-1952; visiting professor, Union College, Schenectady, 1950-1951; tutor economics, Harvard, 1954-1956; economist, Federal Reserve Bank New York, 1956-1960; Andrew Wells Robertson professor economics, Allegheny College, Meadville, Pennsylvania, 1960-1966; international economist, Joint Economics Committee, United States Congress, 1966-1968; deputy assistant secretary for economics affairs, Department Commerce, 1968-1970; director economics studies division, Bureau Labor Statistics, Department Labor, 1970-1972; chief economics division, Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress, 1972-1975; senior specialist in price economics, Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress, 1975-1985; president, University St. Andrews American Foundation, 1986-1992.
Member Meadville Charter Commission, 1965. Served to flight Lieutenant Royal Air Force, 1941-1946.
Married Joanna Baxter, September 10, 1954. Children— Mary Joanna, Margaret Brown, Elizabeth Campbell, John Stalker Kerr.