Weir Messick Brown

Background

Brown, Weir Messick was born on January 27, 1914 in Brighton, Illinois, United States. Son of Spencer Gilson and Nellie Rebecca (Messick) Brown.

Education

Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Oberlin College, 1936. Master of Arts in Economics, Brown University, 1938. Doctor of Philosophy in Economics, Brown University, 1941.

Career

Various economist positions, 1938-1948; with, unites states department of the Treasury, Washington, 1948; finance adviser United States Marshall Plan mission to the Netherlands, The Hague, the Netherlands, 1949-1951; chief European division, unites states department of the Treasury, Washington, 1951-1952; finance attache, Treasury representative, American Embassy, Bonn, Federal Republic Germany, 1952-1960; from deputy chief to acting chief United States mission, Organisation for Economics Cooperation and Development, Paris, 1961-1974; federal executive fellow, The Brookings Institute, Washington, 1974-1975; inspector general for international finance, unites states department of the Treasury, Washington, 1975-1980; private practice economics consultant, Washington, since 1981. Guest scholar The Brookings Institute, Washington, 1985-1991. Consultant Atlantic Council United States, Washington, 1977-1983, unites states department State, Washington, 1986.

Visiting professor economics department University of Illinois, Urbana, 1975.

Achievements

• Weir Messick Brown has been listed as a noteworthy international economist by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Bank Lending to Business Borrowers: Interest Rates and U.S. Monetary Policy

    (In a period in which anxiety over the health of the US ba...)

  • Keeping the Central Bank Central: U.S. Monetary Policies and the Banking System

Membership

Member steering committee Friends of Music at Smithsonian, Washington, since 1982. Member board Friday Morning Music Club, Washington, 1984-1988. Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946.

Member American Economics Association, National Economists Club, Cosmos Club.

Interests

• Avocations: music, hiking, travel, tennis.

Connections

Married Vivian Virginia Bauer, April 24, 1942 (deceased December 1981). Children: Suzan L. Meves, Peter D.G. Brown. Married Maxine Glad Stewart, June 4, 1983.

Father:

Spencer Gilson Brown

Mother:

Nellie Rebecca (Messick) Brown

Spouse:

Maxine Glad Stewart

Spouse:

Vivian Virginia Bauer

child:

Suzan L. Meves Brown

child:

Peter D.G. Brown