Background
Lockhart, Oliver Cary was born on January 9, 1879 in Albany, Indiana, United States. Son of Benjamin and Martha Read (Jones) Lockhart.
Lockhart, Oliver Cary was born on January 9, 1879 in Albany, Indiana, United States. Son of Benjamin and Martha Read (Jones) Lockhart.
Bachelor of Arts, Indiana University, 1903, Master of Arts, 1905. Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell Univercity, 1908.
Instructor economics, Cornell Univercity, 1907-1908. Assistant professor and professor economics and sociology, Ohio State University, 1908-1918. Special assistant Tax communications of Ohio, 1913-1915.
Economist National Bk. of Commerce, New York City, 1918-1924.
Professor and head of department of economics and director bureau of Business and Social Research, University of Buffalo, 1924-1934 (on leave, 1926-1927 and 1929-1934). Member Kemmerer communications of financial experts to Ecuador and Bolivia, 1926-1927, to China, 1929.
Adviser to Ministry of Finance of National Government of Republic of China, 1929-1941. Also associate chief inspector Salt Revenue, Chinese Government, 1935-1941 (title changed to associate director-general Salt Administration, 1937).
Section head, Non-Ferrous Metals Branch, O.P.A., 1942-1944.
Assistant chief and adviser on Far East, Division of Investment and Economics Development, Department of State, 1944-1946. Economics adviser on Far East, Export-Import Bank of Washington, from 1946.
Member American Economics Association Beta Kappa, Beta Theta Pi, Delta Sigma Pi, Independent in politics. Clubs: American, Columbia Country, Cercle Sportif Francais, Shanghai Golf (Shanghai).
Married Joanna Kenyon Mix, of Munice, Indiana, July 15, 1908. Children: Elizabeth Cary (Mistress F. Russell Engdahl), Charles Melvin, Joanna Margaret (Mistress Edward Roberson, Junior.