W. Averell Harriman
Politician
1891 – 1986
Who was W. Averell Harriman?
William Averell Harriman was an American Democratic Party politician, businessman, and diplomat. He was the son of railroad baron E. H. Harriman. He served as Secretary of Commerce under President Harry S. Truman and later as the 48th Governor of New York. He was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1952, and again in 1956 when he was endorsed by President Truman but lost to Adlai Stevenson both times. Harriman served President Franklin D. Roosevelt as special envoy to Europe and served as the U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union and U.S. Ambassador to Britain. He served in numerous U.S. diplomatic assignments in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations. He was a core member of the group of foreign policy elders known as "The Wise Men".
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- Born
- Nov 15, 1891
New York City - Also known as
- William Averell Harriman
- Averell Harriman
- Governor Averell Harriman
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Pamela Harriman
(1971/09/27 - 1986/07/26) - Marie Norton
(1930/02/21 - 1970/09/26) - Kitty Lanier
(1915/09/21 - 1928)
- Pamela Harriman
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Groton School
( - 1908) - Bachelor of Arts, Yale University
( - 1913)
- Groton School
- Employment
- Administrative Board Member, Union Pacific Railroad
(1929 - )
- Administrative Board Member, Union Pacific Railroad
- Lived in
- New York City
- Died
- Jul 26, 1986
Yorktown Heights
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on July 23, 2013
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