Background
AUSTIN, W. L. was born on January 25, 1871 in Scott Company, Mississippi, United States. Son of Richmond Pearson and Sue D. (Lane) Austin.
AUSTIN, W. L. was born on January 25, 1871 in Scott Company, Mississippi, United States. Son of Richmond Pearson and Sue D. (Lane) Austin.
Harperville (Mississippi) College, 1886-1891. University of Mississippi, Bachelor of Philosophy, 1897. Bachelor of Laws, 1898.
1903. Chief Statistician, Division. of Agriculture, TJ.S. Bureau of Census, 1917. In charge of 14 decennial census of Agriculture, Irrigation. drainage. 1919-1922, since 1930.
Member: American Statis. Association; American Economics Association. American Academy Political and Social Science.
American Farm Economics Association. National. Council of Economics League. Phi Kappa Psi; Masons.
Spouse Eley D. Campbell, December 29.