William F. Willoughby

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William Franklin Willoughby (born 1867 in Alexandria, Virginia – died 1960) was an author of public administration texts including works on budgeting. He often worked with his twin brother, Westel W. Willoughby.

He graduated from Johns Hopkins University, 1885[1]

Family[]

Wife: Bessie Talbot (Appleby) Willoughby[1] Siblings: brother, Westel Woodbury Willoughby (1867–1945); sister, Alice Estelle Willoughby[1]

Biography[]

He was born on 20 July 1867 in Alexandria, Virginia to Westel Willoughby and his wife Jennie.

  • Died: 6 May 1960 of a heart attack, Newport News, Virginia
  • Graduated from Johns Hopkins University, 1885[1]
  • Siblings: brother, Westel Woodbury Willoughby (1867–1945); sister, Alice Estelle Willoughby[1]
  • Wife: Bessie Talbot (Appleby) Willoughby[1]

Leadership Positions[]

  • Statistical expert for U.S. Department of Labor, 1885[1]
  • Member of International Jury of Awards, Paris Exposition of 1900[1]
  • Instructor of economics at Harvard, 1901[1]
  • First Director of Brookings Institution
  • Treasurer, secretary, and president of of the Island of Puerto Rico, appointed Nov. 9 1901 by President Theodore Roosevelt, 1901–1909[1][2]
  • Assistant director of U.S. Census, 1910[1]
  • Member of U.S. Commission of Economy and Efficiency in Government[1]
  • , 1912[1]
  • Deputy legal advisor to president of China, 1914–1916[1]
  • Director of the , 1916–1932[1]
  • President of the American Political Science Association, 1931–1932
  • Consultant to the Library of Congress, 1940–1944[1]

Publications[]

  • The Government of Modern States, The Century Co., 1919
  • Government Organization in War Time and After: A Survey of the Federal Civil Agencies Created for the Prosecution of the War, 1919
  • The National Budget System, With Suggestions for Its Improvement, The Johns Hopkins Press, 1927
  • Financial Condition and Operations of the National Government 1921–1930, The Brookings Institution, 1931
  • The Movement for Budgetary Reform in the States, D. Appleton and Co. NY. 1918

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Manuscripts and Rare Books Department, Swem Library, The College of William and Mary in Virginia [1]
  2. ^ The New York Times, 10 Nov. 1901

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