Sir Stanley Carver
Sir Stanley Roy Carver OBE (7 February 1897 - 22 July 1967) was an Australian Soldier, Statistician and Economist, served as the 5th Commonwealth statistician of Australia from 1957 to 1961, and as Acting Commonwealth statistician from 1940 to 1946 and from 1948 to 1951.[1][2]
Sir Stanley Carver OBE | |
|---|---|
| 5th Australian Statistician | |
| In office August 1957 – 1961/1962 | |
| Preceded by | Roland Wilson |
| Succeeded by | Keith Archer |
| In office 1940-1946 (Acting) | |
| In office 1948 – 1951 (Acting) | |
| Succeeded by | Keith Archer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Stanley Roy Carver 7 February 1897 Warren, New South Wales, Australia[3] |
| Died | 22 July 1967 (aged 70) Eastwood, New South Wales, Australia |
| Cause of death | Acute pulmonary edema |
| Resting place | Northern Suburbs Crematorium (Cremated) |
| Spouse(s) | Frances "Fanny" Harriet Horberry m.1922 |
| Children | 2 |
| Parents | Arthur James Carver, Martha Ann Studman |
| Education | Newcastle High School,University of Sydney (AB) |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Australia |
| Branch/service | Australian Army |
| Years of service | 1918-1919 |
Early Life and Education
Stanley Roy Carver was born on February 7, 1897 at Warren, New South Wales to Arthur James Carver, a hairdresser and to Martha Ann Studman. Carver was educated at Newcastle High School and University of Sydney where he was an "evening student". After two years of studying law in 1921, he changed to arts and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts with honors in English and Economics. On April 6, 1916, Carver joined the New South Wales Department of Public Instruction, as a clerk.[4] After serving overseas and serving briefly in France for the Australian Imperial Force from 1918 to 1919, he was transferred from the Education Department to the Australian Bureau of Statistics in 1920.[5]
References
- ↑ https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/carver-sir-stanley-roy-9704
- ↑ Archer, K. M. (1962). Official Year Book of the Commonwealth of Australia No. 48 - 1962. Australia: Australian Bureau of Statistics. pp. 7 (Preface). Search this book on
- ↑ https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1467-842X.1968.tb00086.x
- ↑ Kerley, Margot (1993). Australian Dictionary of Biography. 13. Canberra, Australia: Melbourne University Press. Search this book on
- ↑ Horner, F. B. (December 1967). "Sir Stanley Carver, 1897–1967". Economic Record. 43 (4): 600–602. doi:10.1111/j.1475-4932.1967.tb00091.x. ISSN 0013-0249 – via Google Scholar.
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