Background
Benedict, Murray Reed was born on January 23, 1892 in Neillsville, Wisconsin.
Benedict, Murray Reed was born on January 23, 1892 in Neillsville, Wisconsin.
Bachelor of Science, University Wisconsin, 1916; Doctor of Philosophy (Social Science Research fellow), Harvard University, 1928; Doctor of Philosophy (Ricardo prize fellowship), Harvard University, 1929; Rockefeller Foundation grantee, Europe, 1939; Doctor of Laws (honorary), University California, 1961.
Instructor in agriculture, Boscobel, Wisconsin, 1913-1914, Aurora, Minnesota, 1916-1917. Farm advisor Blue Earth Company, Mankato, 1918-1919. Secretary South Dakota Farm Bureau Federation, 1921.
Secretary-treasurer Cooperative Wool Growers of South Dakota, 1921-1928. Assistant commissioner agriculture South Dakota Department Agriculture, half-time 1921-1925. Professor agricultural economics, head of department South Dakota State College, 1921-1928.
Lecturer on economics Harvard University, 1930-1931. Professor agricultural economics, agricultural economist Gianni Foundation and agricultural economist experimental station, University California, Berkeley, 1931-1961, emeritus, from 1961. Member resident staff Committee on Government Statistics and Information Services, Washington, 1933-1934.
Member committee 1934-1937. Visiting professor University Arizona, 1965. Chairman faculty Salzburg Seminar in American Studies, Salzburg, Austria, 1966.
Author: Farm Policies of the United States, 1790-1950, 1953, Can We Solve the Farm Problem, 1955, (with O.C. Stine) The Agricultural Commodity Programs: Two Decades of Experience, 1956, (with E.K.Bauer) Farm surpluses: United States Burden or World Asset, 1960. Author bulletins, pamphlets. Contributor articles to professional journals.
Economic advisor California Farm Debt Adjustment Commission, 1935-1939, director San Francisco Bay and Richmond-Vallejo Defense Rental Areas, 1942, special staff consultant on foods, Lendlease Administration, 1943, consultant on foods, Foreign Economic Administration, 1944, chairman special committee of consultants to recommend plans for reorganization Farm Credit Administration, 1944, to recommend plans for federal forest credit program, 1945, consultant Wage Stabilization Board, Washington, 1951, research director farm policy study Twentieth Century Fund, 1951-1956. Fellow American Statistical Association (member advisory committee to director census 1937-1954, president San Francisco chapter 1937), American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Farm Economic Association (executive committee 1942-1944, vice president 1928, president 1941, chairman joint committee on agriculture census with Social Science Research Council, 1935), member Social Science Research Conference of Pacific Coast (secretary 1940), Western Farm Economic Association (president 1040), National Planning Association (member agricultural committee from 1943), American Economic Association, Cosmus Club (Washington).
Son of Julius Sidney and Celia Ruth (Reed) B., m. Elizabeth Tucker, 1916 (deceased 1930). Children: Bruce Tucker, Elizabeth Jean.
M. 2d Martha Scott Epps, June 21, 1933. 1 daughter, Barbara Lee.