McVey, Frank LeRond (1869-1953)

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National Conference of Charities and Correction

Employer and Employee, August 25, 1902

National Conference of Charities and Corrections, The National Bulletin, November 12, 1908 (excerpts)

National Conference of Charities and Corrections Conference Program Draft, March 18, 1909

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Birth Date

1869-11-10

Death Date

1953-01-04

Birthplace

Wilmington, OH

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Frank LeRond McVey was an educator, professor, and economist. He graduated from Wesleyan University and received a Ph.D. in Economics from Yale. As an economist, McVey worked for the state of Minnesota as the Chairman of the Tax Commission from 1907-1909. As a teacher and educator, McVey taught at the Columbia Teachers College and the University of Minnesota. From 1909-1917 he served as the President of University of North Dakota. McVey then served as President of the University of Kentucky from 1917-1940.

McVey married Mabel Moore Sawyer in 1898. They had three children together. After Mabel's death in 1922, McVey married Mary Frances Jewell in 1923. They had one daughter together.

McVey died in 1953.