Charles Louis Kincannon (December 9, 1940 – December 15, 2012) was an American statistician who served as the Director of the United States Census Bureau from 2002 to 2008.[1] Kincannon had joined the Census Bureau in 1963.[2] Kincannon took the Director's office on March 13, 2002, after being nominated by President George W. Bush and confirmed unanimously by the United States Senate. He served for six years until his retirement on January 3, 2008.[3]
He joined the United States Census Bureau in 1963 as a statistician.[1] Kincannon worked at the Census Bureau for the majority of his federal career. His two exceptions were stints in the 1970s, when he joined the staff of the Office of Management and Budget, and a tenure as the chief statistician of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, based in Paris during the 1990s.[1]
Kincannon became the Director of the United States Census Bureau in 2002.[1] He is credited with expanding the linguistic diversity of the Bureau's staff during his six-year tenure.[1] Kincannon purposely hired new census enumerators (or census takers) for the then-forthcoming 2010 U.S. census from diverse ethnic and linguistic backgrounds.[1] He argued that employees who were familiar with different languages and ethnicities would produce a more accurate census count.[1]
^ abcdefghijkEdwards, Megan (2012-12-27). "C. Louis Kincannon, former head of Census Bureau, dies at 72". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved 2013-01-13.
^ abcdBarnes, Bart (2012-12-24). . The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2013-04-13. Retrieved 2013-01-13.
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louis, kincannon, charles, louis, kincannon, december, 1940, december, 2012, american, statistician, served, director, united, states, census, bureau, from, 2002, 2008, kincannon, joined, census, bureau, 1963, kincannon, took, director, office, march, 2002, af. Charles Louis Kincannon December 9 1940 December 15 2012 was an American statistician who served as the Director of the United States Census Bureau from 2002 to 2008 1 Kincannon had joined the Census Bureau in 1963 2 Kincannon took the Director s office on March 13 2002 after being nominated by President George W Bush and confirmed unanimously by the United States Senate He served for six years until his retirement on January 3 2008 3 C Louis Kincannon21st Director of the U S Census BureauIn office March 13 2002 January 3 2008PresidentGeorge W BushPreceded byKenneth PrewittSucceeded bySteve H MurdockPersonal detailsBorn 1940 12 09 December 9 1940Waco Texas U S DiedDecember 15 2012 2012 12 15 aged 72 Washington D C U S Alma materUniversity of Texas Kincannon was born in Waco Texas on December 12 1940 1 He earned a bachelor s degree from the University of Texas in 1963 4 He joined the United States Census Bureau in 1963 as a statistician 1 Kincannon worked at the Census Bureau for the majority of his federal career His two exceptions were stints in the 1970s when he joined the staff of the Office of Management and Budget and a tenure as the chief statistician of the Organisation for Economic Co operation and Development based in Paris during the 1990s 1 Kincannon became the Director of the United States Census Bureau in 2002 1 He is credited with expanding the linguistic diversity of the Bureau s staff during his six year tenure 1 Kincannon purposely hired new census enumerators or census takers for the then forthcoming 2010 U S census from diverse ethnic and linguistic backgrounds 1 He argued that employees who were familiar with different languages and ethnicities would produce a more accurate census count 1 Kincannon expressed pride of serving as Director of the Census Bureau noting that past directors included Thomas Jefferson John Quincy Adams and Martin Van Buren who had overseen the census as United States Secretary of State 1 4 Kincannon died from cancer at Washington Hospital Center in Washington D C on December 15 2012 at the age of 72 1 4 Survivors included his wife of forty four years Lois Claire Green Kincannon and his two daughters Alexandra Kincannon and Indya Kincannon then a Knox County Tennessee school board member and current mayor of Knoxville Tennessee 1 4 References edit a b c d e f g h i j k Edwards Megan 2012 12 27 C Louis Kincannon former head of Census Bureau dies at 72 Knoxville News Sentinel Retrieved 2013 01 13 Biography of Charles Louis Kincannon Biography of Steve H Murdock a b c d Barnes Bart 2012 12 24 C Louis Kincannon former head of Census Bureau dies at 72 The Washington Post Archived from the original on 2013 04 13 Retrieved 2013 01 13 nbsp This biography of a person who has held a non elected position in the federal government of the United States is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title C Louis Kincannon amp oldid 1159619355, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
