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Curtis, Clifford Austin
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1899-1981
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Clifford Austin Curtis was born in 1899 in Smith Falls, Ontario. After attending the University of Toronto, he received a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Chicago. He came to Queen's University in 1927 and by 1937 he was a full professor of Economics at Queen's and by 1956 had become the Head of the Economics department. He resigned his headship in 1964 and was then appointed head of the School of Graduate Studies. He was also appointed to the prestigious Sir John A. Macdonald Chair of Political and Economic Science in 1951. Professor Curtis was also involved in both local and federal governments. He was both Alderman and Mayor (1948-1952) of the City of Kingston and served with various federal commissions including the Royal Commission on Currency and Banking (1933) and the Royal Commission on Price Spreads (1934-1935). In 1954-1955 he was a member of the Ford-Harvard Planning Board for the Government of Pakistan. Professor Curtis retired from Queen's University in 1968 . He died in 1981.
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- English