Delos Franklin Wilcox
Delos Franklin Wilcox was a United States expert on municipal government.Biography
He graduated from the University of Michigan in 1894, having been strongly influenced by John Dewey. He took the degree of Ph.D. at Columbia University in 1896. He edited the Detroit Civic News from 1905 to 1907. From 1907 to 1913 he was chief of the bureau of franchises in the first district of the New York Civil Service Commission. From 1914 to 1917 he was deputy commissioner of the New York department of water supply, gas and electricity.Personal
He married Mina Gates in 1898, and four children survived him. He had an orchard at Elk Rapids, Michigan, which he gave much attention in later years.Works
He was a recognized authority on municipal government and wrote extensively on the subject. His works include:
