Background
Comish, Newel Howland was born on January 30, 1888 in Mountain Home, Utah, United States. Son of Robert N. and Emma J. (Howland) Comish.
Comish, Newel Howland was born on January 30, 1888 in Mountain Home, Utah, United States. Son of Robert N. and Emma J. (Howland) Comish.
Bachelor of Science, Utah Agricultural College, 1911. Student of University of Chicago, 1913-1914. Master of Sciences, University of Wisconsin, 1915, Doctor of Philosophy, 1929.
Alison Thorne, Mistress Elaine Strawn, Newel William, Conrad Howland. Farm owner and manager from 1913. Instructor in English and history, high school, Snowflake, Arizona, 1911-1913.
Instructor in economics and sociology, Oregon State Agricultural College, 1915-1917, assistant professor, 1917-1918, associate professor, 1918-1920, professor, 1920-1932.
Professor business administration, University of Oregon from 1932. Professor, University of California, summer 1924.
Visiting professor 1940 summer session University of Utah, and 1941 summer session University of Pittsburgh. Chairman Third and Fourth War Loan Campaign of Lane County, 1943, 1944.
Member of the National Tariff Research Committee, 1931-1933, National Social Science Research Committee on Agricultural Coöperation. Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member Am consultant Association, American Farm Economic Association, American Marketing Association, Coöperative League of America, American Association of University professors, League of Western Writers, Royal Economics Society, Phi Kappa Phi, Alpha Kappa Psi, Alpha Kappa Delta, Pi Kappa Phi, Order of the Spoon.
Member Oregon Trail Council of Boy Scouts of America since 1938.
Club: Eugene Lions. Member advisory council Living Age.
Married Louise Larson, May 8, 1913. Children: Doctor.