Willcox, Walter F. (1861-1964)

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Annual Conference for the Study of the Negro Problems (Tenth) (1905)

W. E. B. Du Bois to Jane Addams, April 19, 1905

Jane Addams to Wilbur Kelsey Thomas, December 18, 1920

Wilbur Kelsey Thomas to Jane Addams, December 21, 1920

Jane Addams et al. to William Howard Taft, December 30, 1911

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Birth Date

1861-03-22

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1964-10-12

Birthplace

Reading, Massachusetts

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Walter F. Wilcox was a faculty member and professor at Cornell University from 1891-1931. Originally hired to teach philosophy, he accepted a position as an economics professor when a job opened up. After retiring in 1931, Wilcox began a new career as a statistician. He then entered into politics, supporting the idea that the House should limit the number of representatives. Wilcox died in 1964.