Paul Martin O'Leary (November 29, 1901 – December 25, 1997) was an American

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and

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, and the first Dean of the

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. He served on the faculty of Cornell University from 1924 until 1967, taking several leaves to join other economists from Eastern universities in Franklin D. Roosevelt's '' brain trust.'' With John H. Patterson, he authored ''An Introduction to Money, Banking and Corporations'' in 1937.

Early life and family

He was spouse to Harriet Barton O'Leary, daughter to Colonel Frank Barton for whom

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is named. Whenever on campus, he was quick to volunteer for activities that brought him in contact with undergraduates students, first as time-keeper and assistant coach for the Cornell Track & Field Team and later a proponent for Track & Field as a faculty member of the university's committee on athletics.

Career

During the Depression he was an aide to the consumer advisory board of the National Recovery Administration and later was chief economic analyst for the Commerce Department. He oversaw the rationing program as the deputy chief of the Office of Price Administration in the early years of World War II. Mr. O'Leary returned to Cornell, and in 1946 served as the first dean of its newly formed

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. In 1951, he became dean of the college of arts and sciences. The

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asked him to chair the seven person Committee on Anti-Trust Policy in 1953. In 1957, he returned to teaching and research in his specialty, American financial history.

Associations

Professor O'Leary was tapped in the

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fraternity at the University of Kansas, and maintained the affiliation at Cornell.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Oleary, Paul M. 1901 births 1997 deaths Cornell University alumni Harvard University alumni 20th-century American economists Cornell University faculty Business school deans