Background
Latimer, Murray Webb was born on January 6, 1901 in Clinton, Mississippi, United States. Son of Murray and Myrtle (Webb) Latimer.
economist social insurance specialist
Latimer, Murray Webb was born on January 6, 1901 in Clinton, Mississippi, United States. Son of Murray and Myrtle (Webb) Latimer.
AB, Mississippi College, Clinton, 1919. Master of Business Administration, Harvard University, 1924. Postgraduate, Columbia University, 1928.
Member business research staff Harvard, 1923, supervisor, 1924-1925, instructor finance, 1925. Economist, old age insurance expert Industrial Relations Counselors, Incorporated, New York York City, 1926-1933. Member advisory committee Department Labor, 1933-1935.
Staff committee on government statistics and information services, 1933. Special agent United States Bureau Labor Statistics, also consultant Federal Coordinator Transportation, in charge economic and actuarial studies of old age, retirement and unemployment insurance, 1933-1934. Chairman 1st United States.R.R. Retirement Board, 1934-1935, 2d United States.R.R. Retirement Board, 1935-1946.
Research director President's Guaranteed Wage Study, 1945-1947. Consultant economist, since 1947. Consultant social insurance Cyprus Workers confederation, since 1979.
Director Federal Bureau Old Age Benefits, United States Social Security Board, 1936. Lecturer economics Wharton School, University Pennsylvania, 1936-1937. Chief executive officer Office Foreign Relief, State Department and Federal Energy Administration, 1943.
Member American delegate United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration council meeting, Atlantic City, 1943. Participated in formulation R.R. Retirement Act of 1937, Carriers Taxing Act of 1937, also R.R. Unemployment Insurance Act. Member technical board President's Committee Economic Security, also chairman sub-committee old age security, 1934-1935.
Reviewer actuarial assumptions underlying cost estimates Social Security, 1970-1971. Member panel on contingent employer liability insurance of advisory committee Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, since 1977.
Served in S.A.T.C., 1918. Fellow Gerontological Society, Casualty Actuarial Society, Conference Actuaries in Public Practice, Canadian Institute Actuaries (correspondent). Member American Academy Actuaries, Industrial Relations Research Association.
Married Edith Sonn, May 18, 1928. Children: Hugh, Lenore Judith, Margaret Webb.