Background
Hitch, Thomas Kemper was born on September 16, 1912 in Boonville, Missouri, United States. Son of Arthur Martin and Bertha (Johnston) Hitch.
Hitch, Thomas Kemper was born on September 16, 1912 in Boonville, Missouri, United States. Son of Arthur Martin and Bertha (Johnston) Hitch.
Student, National U. Mexico, 1932; Bachelor of Arts, Stanford University, 1934; Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1946; Doctor of Philosophy, University London, 1937.
Member faculty, Stephens College, Columbia, Missouri, 1937-1942; special study commodity markets, Commodity Exchange Administration, Department Agriculture, 1940; acting head current business research section, Department Commerce, 1942-1943; labor adviser, Veterans Emergency Housing Program, 1946-1947; economist labor economics, President's Council Economics Advisers, 1947-1950; director research, Hawaii Employers Council, Honolulu, 1950-1959; senior vice president, manager research division, First Hawaiian Bank, 1959-1982; chairman, Hawaii Governor's Advisory Committee on Financing, 1959-1962; chairman research committee, Hawaii Vistors Bureau, 1962-1969; chairman, Mayor's Finance Advisory Committee, 1960-1968; chairman taxation and finance committee, Constitutional Convention Hawaii, 1968.
Trustee Tax Foundation of Hawaii, 1955-1980, president, 1968. Trustee McInerny Foundation. Chairman Hawaii Joint Council Economic Education, 1964-1968.
Served as lieutenant O.R.C., 1933-1938. As lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946. Member of the Chamber of Commerce Hawaii (chairman board 1971), National Association Business Economists, American, Hawaii economics associations, Industrial Relations Research Association, American Statistical Association, Phi Beta Kappa, Pi Sigma Alpha, Alpha Sigma Phi.
Clubs: Waialae Country (president 1979), Pacific.
Married Margaret Barnhart, June 27, 1940 (deceased November 1974). Children: Hilary, Leslie, Caroline, Thomas. Married Mae Okudaira.