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Plummer, Wilbur Clayton was born on July 5, 1889 in Hagerstown, Maryland. Son of Charles William and Sarah Ellen (Eakle) Plummer.
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Plummer, Wilbur Clayton was born on July 5, 1889 in Hagerstown, Maryland. Son of Charles William and Sarah Ellen (Eakle) Plummer.
AB, Lebanon Valley College, 1910; Doctor of Laws, Lebanon Valley College, 1939; AM, University of Pennsylvania, 1922; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Pennsylvania, 1924.
Teacher high schools, 1910-1917, 19-20. Instructor economics Wharton School Financial and Commerce, University Pennsylvania, 1921-1927, assistant professor, 1927-1931, professor, 1931-1960, professor emeritus, from 1960. Lecturer economics LaSalle College, from 1961.
Chief business specialist, United States Department Commerce, 1928-1933. Economist United States Agricultural Adjustment Administration, 1933. Director division professional projects Federal Works Progress Administration for Pennsylvania, 1935, deputy administrator, 1936.
Member research staff mayor's advisory finance commission, Philadelphia, 1937-1938. Member staff National Bureau Economic Research, 1938-1940. Economist consultant Institute Local and State Government, University Pennsylvania, 1942-1943.
Economist United States War Manpower Commission and United States Employment Service, 1944-1946. 1st sergeant United States Army Ambulance Service with French Army, 1917-1919.
(This book was originally published prior to 1923, and rep...)
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Member American Association of University Professors, American Economics Association, History Society Pennsylvania.
Son of Charles William and Sarah Ellen (Eakle) P. M. Florence Braastad, August 30, 1920. 1 daughter, Fredericka Plummer Appleton.