Harry Alvin Millis | |
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 Harry A. Millis in 1938 | |
| Born | April 14, 1873[1] Paoli, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | June 25, 1948 (aged 75) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Economist; government employee |
Harry Alvin Millis (May 14, 1873 – June 25, 1948) was an American civil servant, economist, and educator and who was prominent in the first four decades of the 20th century. He was a prominent educator,[2] and his writings on labor relations were described at his death by several prominent economists as "landmarks".[3] Millis is best known for serving on the "first" National Labor Relations Board, an executive-branch agency which had no statutory authority.[4] He was also the second chairman of the "second" National Labor Relations Board, where he initiated a number of procedural improvements and helped stabilize the Board's enforcement of American labor law.[2][5]
- ^ "Biographical Dictionary," Electronic Encyclopedia of Chicago, Chicago Historical Society, 2005.
- ^ a b "Dr. H.A. Millis Dies," The New York Times, June 26, 1948.
- ^ Brown, et al., "Harry Alvin Millis, 1873-1948," American Economic Review, June 1949, p. 745.
- ^ Morris, The Blue Eagle at Work, 2004, p. 21.
- ^ "Milestones" Time, July 5, 1948.