Loren Miller was a civic reformer and libertarian activist in the first half of the 20th century. Perhaps Miller's most lasting contribution was his success in convincing business magnates to support libertarian causes and organizations. The most notable case was William Volker who, at Miller's suggestion, founded the William Volker Fund in 1932. Other examples included Jasper Crane of DuPont; B. E. Hutchinson of Chrysler; Henry Weaver of General Electric; Pierre Goodrich, the Indianapolis businessman and creator in 1960 of Liberty Fund; Richard Earhart, founder of the Earhart Foundation; and Harold Luhnow of the Volker Fund. This article is about libertarianism, a liberal individualist philosophy favoring capitalism (the most common meaning of the term today). ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the... The William Volker Fund, which was active from 1932 to 1965, was a charitable foundation established to subsidize the promotion and dissemination of free market economics and libertarian ideas. ... 1932 is a leap year starting on a Friday. ... This article is about the DuPont company. ... The Chrysler Corporation is a United States-based automobile manufacturer, since 1998 merged with Daimler_Benz into DaimlerChrysler. ... The General Electric Company, or GE, (NYSE: GE) is a multinational technology and services company. ... The Indianapolis skyline Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana. ... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Earhart Foundation is a foundation that funds research and scholarship. ... Harold Luhnow (born 1895 in Chicago) was largely responsible for the libertarian direction taken by the influential William Volker Fund during the period between 1944 and 1964. ...

Miller's political career started as a municipal reformer in Kansas City, Missouri, opposing the entrenched Pendergast political machine. For a time, Miller worked with the Detroit Bureau of Governmental Research (now the Citizens Research Council of Michigan). Later, he worked in New York City with Dunn and Bradstreet on their municipal work, and also worked as ssociate director of the Bureau of Governmental Research of Newark, New Jersey. City nickname: City of Fountains, Heart of the Nation Location in the state of Missouri Country State County United States Missouri Clay/Jackson/Platte Mayor Kay Barnes Area   â€“Land   â€“Water 318 sq. ... Thomas Joseph Pendergast (July 22, 1873-January 26, 1945) controlled Kansas City as a political boss. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the United States, and is at the center of international finance, politics, communications, music, fashion, and culture. ... Newark (), nicknamed The Brick City, is the largest city in New Jersey and the county seat of urban Essex County. ...

After the establishment of the Volker Fund, Miller went on to become director of the Volker-funded Kansas City Civic Research Institute from 1942 to 1944. He stayed in Kansas City until 1944, and then he left to go back to the Detroit Bureau of Governmental Research as its director. This article is about the year. ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Subsequently, Miller returned to the Volker Fund, where he worked with Luhnow and Herb Cornuelle, who later became vice president of Dole Corporation and president of United Brands.

References

• An interview with William Matscheck about the Kansas City Civic Research Institute
• A speech by John Blundell discussing the history of William Volker Fund

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