Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)/Sumner, William Graham

SUMNER, WILLIAM GRAHAM, an American political economist; born in Paterson, N. J., Oct 30, 1840; was graduated at Yale in 1863; studied at Geneva, Göttingen, and Oxford; was tutor at Yale in 1866-1869; in 1867 took orders in the Protestant-Episcopal Church; was assistant at Calvary Church, New York, and rector of Church of the Redeemer, Morristown, N. J.; appointed Professor of Political Economy and Social Science at Yale College in 1872. His writings include a translation of Lange's &ldquo;Commentary on Second Kings&rdquo; (1872); &ldquo;History of American Currency&rdquo; (1874); &ldquo;Life of Andrew Jackson&rdquo; (1882); &ldquo;What Social Classes Owe to Each Other&rdquo; (1883); &ldquo;Problems in Political Economy&rdquo; (1884); &ldquo;Protectionism&rdquo; (1885); &ldquo;History of Banking in the United States&rdquo; (1896); etc. He died April 12, 1910.