George Paish
| Sir George Paish | |
|---|---|
 Portrait of Sir George Paish | |
| Born |
7 November 1867 Horsham, Sussex, England |
| Died |
1 May 1957 (aged 89) Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire, England |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Journalist and Economist |
Sir George Paish (7 November 1867 – 1 May 1957)[1][2] was a British liberal economist of international renown,[3] author of "The Defeat of Chaos" (1941), as well as "Railways in Great Britain" (1904), and co-author of "Road To Prosperity" in 1927.[4] He advocated the free market prior to World War I,[5] and was at one point advisor to the head of the British Treasury.[6][7] He also served for a time as co-president of the Anglo-Ethiopian Society.[8]
He was the assistant editor of The Statist magazine from 1894 to 1900[9] and later became the editor.[10]
Family
Paish was born in Horsham, Sussex on 7 November 1867 the son of Robert and Jane Paish, his father was a coachman. He married Emily Mary Whitehead on 24 March 1894 and they had five sons.[1] One of the sons was Frank Walter Paish, also an economist.[5] His wife died in 1933 and Paish married again on 30 September 1936 to Anita Carolyn Rouse.[1] Paish died on 1 May 1957 in a nursing home at Wexham in Buckinghamshire.[1]
Politics
He was active for the Liberal Party and stood three times for them as a parliamentary candidate, in 1922 and 1935. In June 1936 he was elected to serve on the Liberal Party Council.[11]
Honours and awards
- 1 July 1912 - He was conferred the honour of a Knighthood in the King's birthday honours.[12]
Books
Paish was the author of the following books:[4]
- British Railway Position (1902)
- Railways of Great Britain (1904)
- Railways of the United States (1913)
- Capital Investments in Other Lands (1909 and 1910)
- Saving and Social Welfare (1911)
- The Economics of Reparation (1921)
- The Road to Prosperity (1927)
- World Economic Suicide (1929)
- The Way to Recovery (1931)
- The Way Out (1937)
- The World Danger (1939)
- The Defeat of Chaos (1941)
- World Restoration (1944)
- Sound Currency (1946)
- The Future of the £ (1948)
- The World of Danger (1949)
See also
- Wall Street Crash of 1929
- Manchester Exchange (UK Parliament constituency)
- Glasgow Central (UK Parliament constituency)
- Anglo-Ethiopian Society
References
- 1 2 3 4 Roger Middleton, ‘Paish, Sir George (1867–1957)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, online edn, Oxford University Press, Sept 2004 accessed 16 Aug 2010 (subscription needed)
- ↑ "openlibrary.org". openlibrary.org. Retrieved 2011-03-10.
- ↑ (By E. Vivian Hall .) (1933-10-02). "www.nzetc.org". www.nzetc.org. Retrieved 2011-03-10.
- 1 2 "Sir George Paish - A Distinguished Economist". Obituaries. The Times (53831). London. 3 May 1957. col C, p. 15.
- 1 2 "www.arthurseldon.org". www.arthurseldon.org. Retrieved 2011-03-10.
- ↑ "www.questia.com". www.questia.com. Retrieved 2011-03-10.
- ↑ "www.chalre.com". www.chalre.com. Retrieved 2011-03-10.
- ↑ "www.anglo-ethiopian.org". www.anglo-ethiopian.org. Retrieved 2011-03-10.
- ↑ "www.probertencyclopaedia.com". www.probertencyclopaedia.com. 2006-10-28. Retrieved 2011-03-10.
- ↑ [ Displaying Abstract ] (2011-03-02). "New York Time". New York Times. Retrieved 2011-03-10.
- ↑ The Liberal Magazine, 1936
- ↑ "Birthday Honours". Official Appointments and Notices. The Times (39925). London. 14 June 1912. col G, p. 9.
External links
- Works by George Paish, at Internet Archive
- Works by George Paish, at Hathi Trust
- Works by George Paish, at Unz.org
- Sir George Paish: Ambassador of Free Trade