Draper, Ernest Gallaudet, 1885-1954

Manufacturer and government official.

From the description of Ernest Gallaudet Draper papers, 1920-1953 (bulk 1928-1953). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80582310

Biographical Note

• 1885, May 15: Born, Washington, D.C.
• 1906: B.A., Amherst College, Amherst, Mass.
• 1906 - 1912 : Worked as clerk and in other capacities for Payson Merrill, a book concern, New York, N.Y.
• 1911: Married Mary White Childs (divorced)
• 1912 - 1920 : President, American Creosoting Co.
• 1917 - 1918 : Lieutenant, U. S. Naval Reserve Force; assistant navigator aboard Sierra (troop transport)
• 1919: Published Navigating the Ship. New York: D. Van Nostrand Co.
• 1920 - 1935 : Member, People's Institute, New York, N.Y., an offshoot of the Cooper Union Mechanics School Vice president and treasurer, Hills Brothers Co., packers of Dromedary dates and other food products
• 1924 - 1927 : Served on New York City Commission of Unemployment, New York, N.Y. Served on New York City Art Commission, New York, N.Y.
• 1926: Married Theodora Trowbridge Elliman (died 1959)
• 1930 - 1932 : President, American Association of Labor Legislation
• 1930 - 1935 : Member, New York State Commission of Unemployment
• 1934: Member, National Labor Board Member, New York State Advisory Committee on Minimum Wages
• 1934 - 1950 : Member, Business Advisory Council, Department of Commerce
• 1935 - 1938 : Assistant secretary of commerce
• 1936 - 1938 : Member, Executive Committee on Commercial Policy
• 1938 - 1950 : Member, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System, Washington, D.C.
• 1954, Apr. 30: Died, Washington, D.C.

From the guide to the Ernest Gallaudet Draper Papers, circa 1919-1955, (bulk 1928-1953), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)