Dates

• Existence: 1903 - 1975

Biographical History

Earl C. Crockett (1903-1975) was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, economist and academic administrator in Utah.

Earl Clarkson Crockett was born May 13, 1903, in Preston, Idaho, to Ozias Crockett and Ruth Clarkson. He married Della B. Comish on August 26, 1925, in Salt Lake City, Utah. They had three children. Crockett received a B.S. degree in economics from the University of Utah in 1928. He then received his Ph.D. in economics from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1931. Crockett taught economics at the University of North Dakota and at the University of Colorado. On leave from UC, he became the principal economist for the United States War Production Board. Crockett eventually served as chairman of the Department of Social Sciences and assistant to the vice president at the University of Colorado. In 1958, he moved to Brigham Young University, where he served for 11 years as a vice president and taught economics. From 1963 to 1964, Crockett was the acting president of the university while Earnest Wilkinson ran for a position in the U.S. Senate. He also taught economics for three years at BYU. Crockett died on December 2, 1975, in Provo, Utah.

Citation:

Old age pensions in Colorado, 1948: t.p. (Earl C. Crockett, Professor of Economics University of Colorado)

LC in OCLC, 7/19/02: (hdg: Crockett, Earl C.)

OCLC, July 19, 2002: (hdgs.: Crockett, Earl Clarkson, Crockett, Earl C.; usage Earl C. Crockett)

Wikipedia, via WWW, May 28, 2020: Earl C. Crockett (Earl Clarkson Crockett; b. 1903 in Preston, Idaho; m. 1925 to Della B. Comish in Salt Lake Temple; d. 1975; American economist; bachelor's degree, University of Utah, 1928; Ph.D. in economics, University of California, Berkeley, 1931; principal economist for United States War Production Board; acting president of Brigham Young University, 1963-1964; previously academic vice president; taught economics for three years at BYU; came to the university from University of Colorado)

FamilySearch, October 25, 2024 (b. 13 May 1903 to Ozias Crockett and Ruth Clarkson. Married Della B. Comish on 26 August 1925, in Salt Lake City; Died on 2 December 1975, in Provo, Utah; B.S. degree in economics from the University of Utah; Crockett taught economics at the University of North Dakota and at the University of Colorado. On leave from UC, he became the principal economist for the United States War Production Board; Eventually served as chairman of the Department of Social Sciences and assistant to the vice president at the University of Colorado. In 1958, he moved to Brigham Young University, where he served for 11 years as a vice president; died in Provo, Utah)

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