Edward Everett Gore: AICPA President, Chicago Crime Fighter, and Civic Leader

• In Event: E E Gore and Partner Issues

Abstract

Edward Everett Gore was the president of the American Institute of Accountants (AICPA) from 1922-1924 and had previously served on and chaired a number of Institute committees. He served on the AICPA Council from 1916 until his death in 1935. At the same time he was leading the accounting profession, he was the president of the Chicago Association of Commerce. He was later founder and president of the Chicago Crime Commission during the era when Alphonse Capone was terrorizing the city. He was responsible for the passage of the first Illinois CPA law and for the establishment of the Journal of Accountancy. Gore entered the practice of public accounting in 1897 and became a partner in the venerable firm of Barrow, Wade & Guthrie. He left that firm to form Smart, Gore & Company in 1918. In 1927, he split with Smart to form his own firm, Edward Gore & Co. His civic work in the Chicago area extended his legacy far beyond the realm of accountancy.

Authors

• Dale L Flesher, The University of Mississippi

• Gary John Previts, Case Western Reserve University