Local Leaders and the Development of America’s Political Economy with Elliot Warren
On this episode of Historians & Their Histories, we speak with Elliot Warren, a PhD candidate at William & Mary. Elliot discusses his research on the influence of local governments on the understanding of republicanism and capitalism in the late eighteenth century. We also learn about how his background in local politics has shaped his understanding of the relationship between the local and national.
Elliot Warren is the recipient of a Louis Leonard Tucker Alumni Fellowship from the MHS and a fellowship from the New England Regional Fellowship Consortium.
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Episode Special Guest:
Elliot Warren is a PhD candidate at William & Mary where he is completing his dissertation entitled “The Common Hall: Local Leaders and the Development of America’s Political Economy in the Early Republic” in which he examines the role local governments played as an important institution that led to the development of a centralized American fiscal state. He is the recipient of short-term research fellowships from the New England Regional Fellowship Consortium, the Massachusetts Historical Society, and the Library Company Program in Early American Economy and Society.
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