Lauchlin Bernard Currie (1902 - 1993)

Born 8 Oct 1902 in Nova Scotia, Canada

Died 23 Dec 1993 at age 91 in Bogotá, Colombia

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Biography

Lauchlin Currie is Notable.

Lauchlin Bernard Currie (October 8, 1902 – December 23, 1993) worked as White House economic adviser to President Franklin Roosevelt during World War II (1939–45). From 1949 to 1953, he directed a major World Bank mission to Colombia and related studies. Information from the Venona project, a counter-intelligence program undertaken by agencies of the United States government, references him in nine partially decrypted cables sent by agents of the Soviet Union. He became a Colombian citizen after the United States refused to renew his passport in 1954.

Sources

• "Canada, Nova Scotia Delayed Births, 1837-1904," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:8RMM-ZWW2 : 22 July 2021), Lauchlin Bernard Currie, 8 Oct 1902; citing Birth, West Dublin, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada, certificate number , Nova Scotia Archives, Halifax.

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lauchlin_Currie

• https://www.hetwebsite.net/het/profiles/currie.htm

• Obituary in New York Times