Ewan Clague
Ewan Clague | |
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| Commissioner of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics | |
| In office August 1946 – Sept 1965 | |
| President | Harry S. Truman Dwight D. Eisenhower John F. Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Preceded by | Aryness Joy Wickens (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Arthur Ross |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1896 |
| Died | April 1987[1] |
Ewan Clague (1896–1987) was the commissioner of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) from 1946 to 1965.[2][3]
In 1952 he was elected as a Fellow of the American Statistical Association.[4]
Early life and education
[edit]Clague was born to Manx immigrant parents and grew up on a homestead in Washington state.[5] Clague graduated from the University of Washington and earned a doctorate from the University of Wisconsin.[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ Ewan Clague, 90; U.S. Labor Official, New York Times, April 15, 1987
- ↑ Commissioners: Ewan Clague at bls.gov
- ↑ Goldberg, Joseph P., and William T. Moye. 1985. First hundred years of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Bureau of Labor Statistics Bulletin 2235. U.S. Government Printing Office. ISBN 0-935043-01-2.
- ↑ View/Search Fellows of the ASA Archived 2016-06-16 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 2016-07-23.
- ↑ Loftus, Joseph A (1 July 1962). "Personality: Facts, Not Politics, His Guide; Clague Has Directed Labor Statistics in 3 Administrations Shows Concern Over Misuse of Data His Agency Releases Even Looks Solid Praises His Staff Grew Up on a Farm". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
- ↑ Ewan Clague, 90; U.S. Labor Official, New York Times, April 15, 1987
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