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Guy Otto Farmer (September 13, 1912 – October 4, 1995) was an American lawyer and civil servant. He was Chairman of the United States National Labor Relations Board from July 1953 to August 1955. After leaving government service, he represented the Bituminous Coal Operators Association, the collective bargaining arm of the bituminous coal mining industry in the United States. ==Early life and education== Farmer was born September 13, 1912, to Harbert and Kate (Bell) Farmer of Foster Falls, Virginia.〔''Current Biography,'' p. 192.〕 He had seven brothers and two sisters.〔Dembart, Lee. "Two Adversaries From Coal Mining Country: Guy Farmer." ''New York Times.'' November 15, 1974.〕 His father was a coal mine foreman,〔"A Diet of All Work: Guy Farmer." ''New York Times.'' October 7, 1959.〕 and when Farmer was an infant the family moved to the small town of Maybeury, West Virginia.〔 He was raised in Maybeury, worked in coal mines during school vacations, and graduated from a local high school.〔〔 He enrolled at West Virginia University, earning his bachelor's degree in 1934 and his law degree in 1936.〔 He was admitted to the bar the same year he received his J.D.〔 He was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Alpha Delta, and the Order of the Coif.〔 He won a Rhodes Scholarship in December 1935,〔"Pick All Nominees for Rhodes Award." ''New York Times.'' December 15, 1935.〕 and studied at the University of Oxford from 1936 to 1937.〔〔''The American Bar'', p. 1002.〕 After returning to the United States, Farmer took up residence in Washington, D.C., in 1937,〔 and in 1938 joined the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) as an attorney.〔"Labor Lawyer Guy Farmer Dies at Age 83." ''Washington Post.'' October 5, 1995.〕 He later was appointed a regional attorney in both Los Angeles and Minneapolis, where he oversaw other NLRB staff attorneys.〔Gross, p. 95.〕 From 1943 to 1945, he was associate general counsel at the NLRB's national headquarters.〔 In 1945, Farmer left the NLRB and joined the D.C. firm of Steptoe & Johnson.〔 Among his many clients at the firm was the Bituminous Coal Operators Association, a group of coal mining companies which bargained as a group with the United Mine Workers of America.〔 Farmer became a partner in the firm in 1949.〔Stavisky, Sam. "Guy Farmer Is Ike's 1st NLRB Appointee." ''Washington Post.'' July 8, 1953.〕 On September 15, 1950, Robert N. Denham resigned as General Counsel of the NLRB. Farmer was among those named as under consideration by the Truman administration as a successor to Denham.〔"G.J. Bott Favored to Succeed Denham." ''New York Times.'' September 21, 1950.〕 But Farmer was passed over in favor of George J. Bott (who remained General Counsel for most of Farmer's term as chair of the NLRB, his term of office ending on December 20, 1954). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Guy Otto Farmer」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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