John Finlayson Graham

Background

Graham, John Finlayson was born on May 31, 1924 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Son of William and Hazel Marie (Lund) Graham.

Education

Bachelor of Arts with honours in econs, U. B.C., 1947; A.M. in Economics, Columbia University, 1948; Doctor of Philosophy in Economics, Columbia University, 1959.

Career

Member faculty department economics, Dalhousie U., Halifax, Nova Scoti, Canada, 1949-1990; professor, Dalhousie U., 1960-1990; head department, Dalhousie U., 1960-1969. Skelton-Clark visiting research fellow Queen's U., 1963-1964. Visiting professor Institute for Advanced Studies, Vienna, 1964.

Chairman Nova Scoti Royal Commision on Education, Public Services and Provincial-Municipal Relations, 1971-1974, Halifax branch Canada Institute International Affairs, 1956-1958. Member economics advisory panel of minister of finance, 1982-1984, international peer review committee Federal Networks of Centres Excellence Programme, 1988-1990. Consultant educational finance Royal Commision on Edition and Youth in Newfoundland, 1967-1990.

Achievements

• John Finlayson Graham has been listed as a noteworthy Economics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Past chairman Public Accts. Board Nova Scoti; vice Chairman, Board Of Directors Art Gallery of Nova Scoti, 1977-1978. Second lieutenant, artillery and infantry corps Canadian Army, 1943-1945.

Fellow Royal Society Canada (vice president 1977-1978). Member Canada Economics Association (president 1970-1971), Academy Humanities and Social Sciences of Royal Society Canada (pres.1977-1978), Canadian Tax Foundation, Committee for the Centres of Excellence, Royal Society Advisory Committee of Evaluation of Research, Canada 1987-1990.

Connections

Married Hermioni Sederis, April 30, 1956. Children: Andrew, James, Johanna, Nicholas.

Father:

William Graham

Mother:

Hazel Marie (Lund) Graham

Spouse:

Hermioni Sederis

child:

Andrew Graham

child:

Nicholas Graham

child:

James Graham

child:

Johanna Graham