Compton, Wilson Martindale, 1890-1967

Wilson Martindale Compton was born in Wooster, Ohio, on October 15, 1890. He attended Wooster College, receiving the degrees of Ph.B. in 1911, M.A. in 1912, and LL.D. in 1935. He also received a Ph.D. from Princeton in 1915. Compton was a fellow at Princeton between 1913 and 1915. He was appointed assistant professor at Dartmouth between 1915 and 1916. Between 1916 and 1918, he was an economist with the Federal Trade Commission. The majority of his working career, however, was spent as secretary and general manager at National Lumber Manufacturers Association, where he worked from 1918 until 1944. Between 1934 and 1941, he was also a professor at George Washington University. After leaving National Lumber, he was president of Washington State University and State Export Station. He was also a member and director of the Council of Financial Aid to Education., Inc., in New York City, between 1953 and 1967. He died on March 7, 1967.

Ph.B., Coll. Wooster, 1911; M.A., 1912; Ph.D., Princeton, 1915; fellow at Princeton, 1913-1915; asst. prof., Dartmouth, 1915-1916; economist, FTC, 1916-1918; sec., gen. mgr. Nat. Lumber Mfrs. Assn., 1918-1944; prof. George Washington U., 1934-1941; pres. Wash. State U. and State Expt. Sta., 1944-1951; mem., dir. Council Financial Aid to Edn., Inc., N.Y.C., 1953-1967.