Background
Keddy, John Lewis was born on November 28, 1891 in London. Son of Thomas William and Marian Eliza (Hardwick) Keddy. came to the United States, 1906, naturalized, 1916.
Keddy, John Lewis was born on November 28, 1891 in London. Son of Thomas William and Marian Eliza (Hardwick) Keddy. came to the United States, 1906, naturalized, 1916.
AB, Hamilton College, 1915; AM, Columbia University, 1916; Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1919.
Research assistant state budget systems, New York Bureau Municipal Research, 1915-1917, 19-20; assistant chief investigator, United States Bureau Efficiency, 1920-1927; staff assistant, Joint Congressional Commision on Reorganization, 1921-1923; staff member personnel classification board, Joint Congressional Commision on Reorganization, 1923, 25; field supervisor Bureau Prohibition,, Treasury Department, 1927-1930; assistant to director bureau of budget, Treasury Department, 1934-1938; special assistant to commissioner Bureau Industrial Alcohol,, Treasury Department, 1930-1933; assistant to administrator Agricultural Adjustment Administration,, USDA, 1933-1934; principal budget examiner bureau of Budget, Executive Office of President, 1938-1946; budget adviser to governor, Panama Canal, 1945; assistant secretary, Smithsonian Institution, from 1946.
Lay leader Prisoner Sponsorship Movement, Washington. Member committee on development, alumni council Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, 1943-1947. President District of Columbia Adult Education Council, 1947-1952.
Ensign United States Naval Reserve, 1917-1919. Member Academy Political Science, Delta Upsilon.
Married Kathryn Adelia Burks, June 27, 1921 (deceased June 1950). 1 child, Marian Burks (Mistress Sterling Lee). Married Mildred Crews, May 31, 1952.