Mitchell, George Wilder 1904-

George Wilder Mitchell (1904-1997) was born in Richland Center, Wisconsin, the son of George Ray and Minnie Mitchell. After graduating from the University of Wisconsin in 1925, Mitchell worked as a research assistant at the University of Iowa and the University of Chicago until 1932. In 1933 the Illinois Tax Commission employed him as Director of Research before becoming a member of the Commission the following year. From 1940 to 1942, Mitchell served as Assistant to the Director of Revenue for the State of Illinois. From 1943 to 1950, the Chicago Federal Reserve Bank employed Mitchell while he also worked as a consultant for the Bureau of Internal Revenue. During this time, Mitchell simultaneously served as Director of Finance for the State of Illinois under Governor Adlai Stevenson and was appointed Vice President in charge of research of the Chicago Federal Reserve Bank. In addition to his extensive employment history Mitchell was also a member of the American Economic Association, American Finance Association, and National Committee on Government Finance, Brookings Institution. In 1961 President John F. Kennedy appointed Mitchell to the Board of Governors for the Federal Reserve System for a term of fourteen years, the last four of which he served as Vice-Chairman. When his tenure with the Federal Reserve System expired Mitchell served as a consultant to the Board of Governors as a member of the Electronic Funds Transfer Commission and as an independent financial consultant until December 1988.

From the description of Mitchell, George W. (George Wilder), 1904-1997 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10611847

Economist, government official.

From the description of Reminiscences of George Wilder Mitchell : oral history, 1969. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122608954