Carroll Davidson Wright (1840-1909), American statistician, was born at Dunbarton,_New_Hampshire, on the 25th of July 1840. He began to study law in 1860, but in 1862 enlisted as a private in the 14th New Hampshire Volunteer Regiment to fight the US Civil War.
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Wright became a colonel in 1864, and served as assistant-adjutant general of a brigade in the Shenandoah_Valley campaign under General Philip Sheridan. After the war, he was admitted to the New Hampshire bar, and in 1867 became a member of the Massachusetts and United States' bars. From 1872 to 1873 he served in the Senate of Massachusetts, and from 1873 to 1878 he was chief of the Massachusetts Bureau of Statistics of Labor. He was U.S. Commissioner of Labor from 1885 to 1905, and in 1893 was placed in charge of the Eleventh Census. In 1894 he was chairman of the commission which investigated the Pullman_Strike of Chicago, and in 1902 was a member of the Anthracite Coal Strike Commission. He was honorary professor of social economics in the Catholic_University of America from 1895 to 1904; in 1900, he became professor of statistics and social economics in Columbian University (now George_Washington_University). From 1900 to 1901, he was university lecturer on wage Statistics at Harvard, and in 1903 he was a member of the Douglas_Commission to investigate and recommend a program of Vocational_education for Massachusetts. In 1902, he was chosen president of Clark_College, Worcester, Mass., where he was also professor of statistics and social economics from 1904 until his death. Dr Wright was President of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 1903, and in 1907 received the Cross of the Legion of Honor for his work in improving industrial conditions, a similar honor having been conferred upon him in 1906 by the Italian government. In 1907, he was elected the second president of the National_Society_for_the_Promotion_of_Industrial_Education.He died on the 20th of February 1909. His publications include ''The Factory System of the United States'' (1880); ''Relation of Political Economy to the Labor Question'' (1882); ''History of Wages and Prices in Massachusetts'', 1752-1883 (1885); ''The Industrial Evolution of the United States'' (1887); ''Outline of Practical Sociology'' (1899); ''Battles of Labor'' (1906); and numerous pamphlets and monographs on social and economic topics.
Report on Indians Taxed and Not Taxed
The Report on Indians Taxed and Indians Not Taxed in the United States (Except Alaska) is a historical document that was produced as part of the U.S. Census Bureau's efforts to gather information on the Native American population in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This report was a response to the requirement outlined in the Act of July 4, 1884, which mandated the collection of statistical information on the Indians taxed and Indians not taxed as part of the decennial census. The primary purpose of this report was to provide a detailed account of the Native American population, distinguishing between those living on reservations (where they were often exempt from state and local taxes) and those living outside of reservations (who were subject to taxation). The report aimed to provide insights into the social, economic, and demographic characteristics of Native Americans during that time.The information collected in the report included details on the number of Indians, their location (whether on or off reservations), tribal affiliations, and various social and economic indicators such as property ownership, education, and employment. The distinction between "Indians taxed" and "Indians not taxed" was significant in understanding the impact of taxation policies on Native American communities and their economic conditions.
These reports were part of broader efforts to document and categorize the diverse population of the United States during the census process. It is important to note that historical documents like these are reflective of the attitudes and policies of their time, and they may not fully capture the complexities and diversity of Native American experiences. Researchers and historians today approach such documents with a critical lens, considering the historical context and the perspectives of the communities involved.
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