Background
Mclean, Simon James was born on June 14, 1871 in Brooklyn. Son of James and Mary M.
Mclean, Simon James was born on June 14, 1871 in Brooklyn. Son of James and Mary M.
Bachelor of Arts, University of Toronto, 1894, Bachelor of Laws, 1895. Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1896. Doctor of Philosophy, University Chicago, 1897.
Professor economics and sociology, U. Arkansas, 1897-1902. Associate professor economics, Leland Stanford Junior University, 1902-1906. Associate professor political economy, U. Toronto, since 1906.
Member Board of Railway Commissioners for Canada, September 17, since 1908.
Special commissioner on “Railway Rate Grievances” for Canadian Government, 1901. Expert special agent in investigation made by the United States bureau of the Census and Interstate Commerce Commission in regard to railway valuations in the United States, 1904-1905.
Author: Tariff History of Canada, Toronto. 1885; also many articles, mostly on railway, economics and financial topics, in various magazines
Address: Board of Railway Commissioners, Ottawa, Canada
Member Board of Railway Commissioners for Canada, September 17, since 1908. Special commissioner on “Railway Rate Grievances” for Canadian Government, 1901.
Married Helen Baillie MacDougall, September 2, 1899.