Economist Ben W. Lewis was born in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan on November 5, 1900. He received the A.B. (1922), A.M. (1923), and Ph. D. degrees (1926) in Economics from the University of Michigan. In 1934, he received the LL. B. from Western Reserve Law School. From 1925 to 1967, Lewis taught economics at Oberlin College. During the Roosevelt administration, he held several positions in Washington, including Economic Advisor for the Consumers Advisory Board of the National Recovery Administration (1934-35), Chief Economist with the National Defense Advisory Commission (1940-41), and Price Executive with the Office of Price Administration (1941-43). From 1959 to 1967, he was a consulting economist for the Ford Foundation's Overseas Development Program. Lewis was the author of numerous articles, monographs, and pamphlets. He died in Cleveland in 1987.
From the description of Papers, 1850-1946. (Oberlin College Library). WorldCat record id: 26209108
