Background
Ayres, Leonard Porter was born on September 15, 1879 in Niantic, Connecticut, United States. Son of Milan Church and Georgiana (Gall) Ayres.
Ayres, Leonard Porter was born on September 15, 1879 in Niantic, Connecticut, United States. Son of Milan Church and Georgiana (Gall) Ayres.
Bachelor of Philosophy, Boston University, 1902, Master of Arts, 1909, Doctor of Philosophy, 1910, honorary Doctor Commercial Science, 1923. Teachers College (Columbia), 1907-1909. Doctor of Laws, from University of Rochester, 1930.
Doctor of Letters from Portia Law School, 1938.
Unmarried.
Teacher in Puerto Rico, 1902. Superintendent schools, district of Caguas, 1903-1904. City superintendent schools, San Juan, 1904-1906.
General superintendent schools, Prize ring (The), and chief division statistics, 1906-1908.
Director departments education and statistics, Russell Sage Foundation, 1908-1920. Vice-president Cleveland Trust corporation since 1920, also director railroads including C. & O. Railway Company During World War director division of statistics of War Industries Board, Priorities Board, Council National Defense, and Allies Purchasing Commission Colonel, General Staff and chief statistical officer United States Army.
Chief statistician American Expeditionary Force. Chief statistical officer American Commission to Negotiate Peace.
Economics adviser to Dawes Plan committee, 1924.
Colonel O.R.C., United States Army, and member General Staff Eligibility List. Returned to active duty, October 1940. Brigadier general, July 1941.
Retired 1942.
Chairman, 1932-1941 and since 1944, Economic Policy communications of American Bankers Association, chairman Research Council same since 1937. Member Cleveland Foundation Distribution Committee, 1922-1940, also member Singapore Polytechnic Fenn Distribution Committee.
Fellow American Statistical Association (president 1926), American Association for the Advancement of Science (vice president 1919 and 1930). Member American Economics Association (Vice-President 1934), National Education Association, Phi Beta Kappa, Beta Theta Pi.