Economist, government official, director for the Institute of Research. He served as Treasurer and Secretary of Puerto Rico and as Deputy Legal Adviser to President Yuan Shih-Kai of China from 1914 to 1916. Yuan attempted to restore the monarchy to China by having himself crowned emperor. He graduated from Johns Hopkins University in 1885. He served as statistical expert for the United States Department of Labor. He was a member of the International Jury of Awards at the Paris Exposition of 1900. He was an instructor of economics at Harvard University in 1901. From 1901 to 1909 he served as Treasurer, Secretary, and President of the Executive Council of Puerto Rico. He was Assistant Director of the United States Census in 1910. He was a member of the United States Commission on Economy and Efficiency in Government. In 1912 he was the McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence at Princeton University. From 1916 to 1932 he was the Director of Institute for Government Research. He was a consultant to the Library of Congress from 1940-1944.
William was the twin brother of Westel Woodbury Willoughby.
William was the twin brother of Westel Woodbury Willoughby.
Economist, government official, director for the Institute of Research. He served as Treasurer and Secretary of Puerto Rico and as Deputy Legal Adviser to President Yuan Shih-Kai of China from 1914 to 1916. Yuan attempted to restore the monarchy to China by having himself crowned emperor. He graduated from Johns Hopkins University in 1885. He served as statistical expert for the United States Department of Labor. He was a member of the International Jury of Awards at the Paris Exposition of 1900. He was an instructor of economics at Harvard University in 1901. From 1901 to 1909 he served as Treasurer, Secretary, and President of the Executive Council of Puerto Rico. He was Assistant Director of the United States Census in 1910. He was a member of the United States Commission on Economy and Efficiency in Government. In 1912 he was the McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence at Princeton University. From 1916 to 1932 he was the Director of Institute for Government Research. He was a consultant to the Library of Congress from 1940-1944.
William was the twin brother of Westel Woodbury Willoughby.
William was the twin brother of Westel Woodbury Willoughby.
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