Greaves was born in Brooklyn, New York, on August 24, 1906. He received a B.S. in business administration, magna cum laude, from Syracuse University in 1929.[1] He then enrolled in graduate courses in economics at Columbia University and New York University. Greaves became the financial editor and research economist for the United States News from 1934 to 1936. He resigned to take an executive job in Paris; he traveled widely in Europe until he returned to the US in 1938. Back in the States, he took a job directing research and survey activities for the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and did extensive political research.
From 1943 to 1945, Greaves was Research Director for the Republican National Committee. Greaves later served as Chief of Minority Staff for the 1945–1946 "Joint Congressional Investigation of the Pearl Harbor Attack".[2]
He authored several books on economics, including Understanding the Dollar Crisis (1973) and Mises Made Easier (1974). Greaves was a longtime associate and friend of Ludwig von Mises, regularly attending his seminars. Greaves and his wife attended Mises' graduate seminar at the New York University Graduate School of Business Administration each year from 1950 to 1969.[3] He was also a seminar speaker for the Foundation for Economic Education. Greaves served on the Institute for Historical Review (IHR) Editorial Advisory Committee and frequently wrote for IHR's Journal of Historical Review, generally about Pearl Harbor revisionism.
Greaves was nominated as the 1980 presidential candidate for the American Party, with Frank L. Varnum as his running mate. They received 6,648 votes.[5] The state parties of Kansas and Minnesota were unhappy with Greaves's moderate stance on abortion and put anti-Greaves tickets on their ballot lines, winning 1,555 and 6,136 votes respectively. Greaves had also sought the nomination of the American Independent Party but was defeated.
Greaves died due to cancer in 1984. He was survived by his wife, three children, and seven grandchildren.
In 2010, Percy's wife completed an unfinished manuscript left behind after his death and it was published posthumously by the Ludwig von Mises Institute as Pearl Harbor: The Seeds and Fruits of Infamy.[full citation needed]
Publicationsedit
Articles
"Does Government Spending Bring Prosperity?" The Freeman (February 1955).
Pearl Harbor: The Seeds and Fruits of Infamy. Auburn, Ala.: Ludwig von Mises Institute (2010). Edited by Bettina B. Greaves.
On the Manipulation of Money and Credit: Three Treatises on Trade-Cycle Theory. Indianapolis: Liberty Fund (2011). Translated, with a foreword, by Bettina Bien Greaves.
Book contributions
"The Pearl Harbor Investigations" (Chapter 7). In: Perpetual War for Perpetual Peace, by Harry Elmer Barnes. Caldwell, Ida.: Caxton Printers (1953). OCLC 457149.
"Is Further Intervention a Cure for Prior Intervention?" (Chapter 9). In: On Freedom and Free Enterprise: Essays in Honor of Ludwig von Mises. Edited by Mary Sennholz. New York: D. Van Nostrand (1956), pp. 285–307.LCCN 56-8218.
^Sennholz, Mary (1956). On Freedom and Free Enterprise: Essays in Honor of Ludwig von Mises by Mary Sennholz. Ludwig von Mises Institute. ISBN978-1610163774.
^"Our Campaigns – US President – Am Convention Race – Dec 08, 1979". www.ourcampaigns.com.
^Hazlitt, Henry. Review of Understanding the Dollar Crisis, by Percy L. Greaves, Jr. Books for Libertarians, vol. 3, no. 3 (March 1974), p. 4. Full issue.
percy, greaves, august, 1906, august, 1984, american, free, market, economist, historian, presidential, candidate, percy, gravespersonal, detailsborn, 1906, august, 1906new, york, city, york, diedaugust, 1984, 1984, aged, irvington, york, political, partyrepub. Percy L Greaves Jr August 24 1906 August 13 1984 was an American free market economist historian and presidential candidate Percy GravesPersonal detailsBorn 1906 08 24 August 24 1906New York City New York U S DiedAugust 13 1984 1984 08 13 aged 77 Irvington New York U S Political partyRepublican Before 1976 Libertarian 1976 1980 American 1980 1984 SpouseBettina Bien GreavesAlma materSyracuse UniversityColumbia UniversityNew York University Contents 1 Biography 2 Publications 3 See also 4 ReferencesBiography editGreaves was born in Brooklyn New York on August 24 1906 He received a B S in business administration magna cum laude from Syracuse University in 1929 1 He then enrolled in graduate courses in economics at Columbia University and New York University Greaves became the financial editor and research economist for the United States News from 1934 to 1936 He resigned to take an executive job in Paris he traveled widely in Europe until he returned to the US in 1938 Back in the States he took a job directing research and survey activities for the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and did extensive political research From 1943 to 1945 Greaves was Research Director for the Republican National Committee Greaves later served as Chief of Minority Staff for the 1945 1946 Joint Congressional Investigation of the Pearl Harbor Attack 2 He authored several books on economics including Understanding the Dollar Crisis 1973 and Mises Made Easier 1974 Greaves was a longtime associate and friend of Ludwig von Mises regularly attending his seminars Greaves and his wife attended Mises graduate seminar at the New York University Graduate School of Business Administration each year from 1950 to 1969 3 He was also a seminar speaker for the Foundation for Economic Education Greaves served on the Institute for Historical Review IHR Editorial Advisory Committee and frequently wrote for IHR s Journal of Historical Review generally about Pearl Harbor revisionism In the 1974 elections Greaves was an unsuccessful US Senate candidate in New York for the Free Libertarian Party Murray Rothbard had commented the same year that Greaves believes in taxation and favors the draft 4 Greaves was nominated as the 1980 presidential candidate for the American Party with Frank L Varnum as his running mate They received 6 648 votes 5 The state parties of Kansas and Minnesota were unhappy with Greaves s moderate stance on abortion and put anti Greaves tickets on their ballot lines winning 1 555 and 6 136 votes respectively Greaves had also sought the nomination of the American Independent Party but was defeated Greaves died due to cancer in 1984 He was survived by his wife three children and seven grandchildren In 2010 Percy s wife completed an unfinished manuscript left behind after his death and it was published posthumously by the Ludwig von Mises Institute as Pearl Harbor The Seeds and Fruits of Infamy full citation needed Publications editArticles Does Government Spending Bring Prosperity The Freeman February 1955 Books Understanding the Dollar Crisis Belmont Mass Western Islands 1973 Foreword by Ludwig von Mises 6 Pearl Harbor The Seeds and Fruits of Infamy Auburn Ala Ludwig von Mises Institute 2010 Edited by Bettina B Greaves On the Manipulation of Money and Credit Three Treatises on Trade Cycle Theory Indianapolis Liberty Fund 2011 Translated with a foreword by Bettina Bien Greaves Book contributions The Pearl Harbor Investigations Chapter 7 In Perpetual War for Perpetual Peace by Harry Elmer Barnes Caldwell Ida Caxton Printers 1953 OCLC 457149 Is Further Intervention a Cure for Prior Intervention Chapter 9 In On Freedom and Free Enterprise Essays in Honor of Ludwig von Mises Edited by Mary Sennholz New York D Van Nostrand 1956 pp 285 307 LCCN 56 8218 See also editAmerican Party 1969 Austrian SchoolReferences edit Sennholz Mary 1956 On Freedom and Free Enterprise Essays in Honor of Ludwig von Mises by Mary Sennholz Ludwig von Mises Institute ISBN 978 1610163774 Greaves Percy L Pearl Harbor The Seeds and Fruits of Infamy Auburn Ala Ludwig von Mises Institute 2010 Edited by Bettina B Greaves ISBN 978 1610162616 Greaves Bettina Bien Mises An Annotated Bibliography New York Foundation for Economic Education 1993 p xv ISBN 0910614792 Purity and the Libertarian Party Libertarian Forum 3 7 May 1974 Our Campaigns US President Am Convention Race Dec 08 1979 www ourcampaigns com Hazlitt Henry Review of Understanding the Dollar Crisis by Percy L Greaves Jr Books for Libertarians vol 3 no 3 March 1974 p 4 Full issue Party political offices Preceded byThomas Anderson American nominee for President of the United States1980 Succeeded byFrank Shelton Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Percy L Greaves Jr amp oldid 1208965213, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
