Background
Stead, William Henry was born on January 22, 1899 in Galesburg, Illinois, United States. Son of James R. and Gertrude A. (Wilson) Stead.
Stead, William Henry was born on January 22, 1899 in Galesburg, Illinois, United States. Son of James R. and Gertrude A. (Wilson) Stead.
Bachelor of Arts, Beloit (Wisconsin) College, 1920. Master of Arts, University of Chicago, 1923. Doctor of Philisophy, University of Minnesota, 1926.
Doctor of Laws, Beloit College, 1950.
Jean (Mistress Donald B. Stewart). Instructor economics Beloit College, 1921-1923, School Business Administration, University of Minnesota, 1923-1926. Assistant professor economics, School of Business Administration, 1926-1932, associate professor, 1932-1933.
Teacher, Saint Paul Labor College, 1926-1929.
Associate director, chief Executive officer, United States Employment Service, Washington, District of Columbia, 1933-1939. Assistant director in charge employment service division, bureau of Employment Security, Social Security Board, 1939-1940.
Dean, School of Business and Public Administration, Chairman Department of Economics, Washington University, Saint Louis, Missouri, 1940-1945. Director Institute for Research and Training in Social Sciences and department chairman business administration, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, 1945-1946.
Vice president Federation Reserve Bank of Saint Louis, 1946-1951.
Economics adviser to Secretary of the Inteerir, 1950-1951. Director office natural resources Nova Scoti Rifle Brigade, 1952-1953. Resource management consultant, since 1953.
Director business education Committee Economics Development, 1958-1959.
Participant-time member staff of Council of Economic Advisers to the President of the United States, 1946-1949. Special consultant to President's Water Resources Policy Commission, also to National Security Resources Board.
Consultant to Secretary of Labor, since 1954. Official observer for United States Government, International Labor Conference, Geneva, Switzerland, 1933.
United States representative Vice-President International Technology Placing Conference, Geneva, 1933.
United States Government advisor International Labor Conference, Philadelphia, 1944. Secretary Minnesota Employment Commission, 1930. Executive secretary, Tri-City Employment Stabilization Committee, Minneapolis, 1931-1933.
Secretary Minnesota Employment Stabilization Research Institute, 1930-1933.
Member of the Regional War Labor Board, 1942-1944. Consultant War Manpower Commission 1944-1945.
Member board of directors 8th District Federal Reserve Bank, 1944-1945. Member American Economic Association, Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Kappa Psi, Delta Sigma Rho, Beta Gamma Sigma, Omicron Delta Kappa, Artus.
Married Lillian M. Austin, 1922.