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Thomas Sewall Adams—American Academic

Birth

Thomas Sewall Adams was born on December 29, 1873 in Baltimore, Maryland.

Education

Thomas Sewall Adams, (1873 – ), was an American economist and educator, born in Baltimore, Md. He was educated at the Baltimore City College; in 1899, he received a Ph. D. from Johns Hopkins University.

Thomas Sewall Adams (December 29, 1873 – February 8, 1933) was an American economist and educator, born in Baltimore, Maryland. He graduated from Baltimore City College in 1893 and subsequently enrolled in Johns Hopkins University, where he received his BA in 1896 and his Ph.D in 1899.

Work

In 1911, he was tax commissioner of Wisconsin. His published writings include: Taxation in Maryland, (1900); Labor Problems, (with H. L. Sumner, 1905); Mortgage Taxation in Wisconsin and Neighboring States, (1907); Outlines in Economics, (with R. T. Ely, 1908). Adams, Thomas Sewall Adams, Thomas Sewall

In 1899, Adams was appointed assistant to the Treasurer of Puerto Rico. He served in that capacity for one year, before joining the faculty of University of Wisconsin-Madison as an associate professor of political economy in 1901. He was elevated to a full ...