W. Averell Harriman
American businessman, politician and diplomat (1891–1986)
William Averell Harriman (November 15, 1891 – July 26, 1986), better known as Averell Harriman, was an American Democratic politician, businessman, and diplomat. He was the 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 1956.[1]
W. Averell Harriman | |
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| Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs | |
| In office April 4, 1963 – March 17, 1965 | |
| President | John F. Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Preceded by | George C. McGhee |
| Succeeded by | Eugene V. Rostow |
| Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs | |
| In office December 4, 1961 – April 4, 1963 | |
| President | John F. Kennedy |
| Preceded by | Walter P. McConaughy |
| Succeeded by | Roger Hilsman |
| 48th Governor of New York | |
| In office January 1, 1955 – December 31, 1958 | |
| Lieutenant | George DeLuca |
| Preceded by | Thomas E. Dewey |
| Succeeded by | Nelson Rockefeller |
| Director of the Mutual Security Agency | |
| In office October 31, 1951 – January 20, 1953 | |
| President | Harry S. Truman |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Harold Stassen |
| 11th United States Secretary of Commerce | |
| In office October 7, 1946 – April 22, 1948 | |
| President | Harry S. Truman |
| Preceded by | Henry A. Wallace |
| Succeeded by | Charles Sawyer |
| United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom | |
| In office April 30, 1946 – October 1, 1946 | |
| President | Harry S. Truman |
| Preceded by | John Winant |
| Succeeded by | Lewis Douglas |
| United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union | |
| In office October 23, 1943 – January 24, 1946 | |
| President | Franklin D. Roosevelt Harry S. Truman |
| Preceded by | William Standley |
| Succeeded by | Walter Bedell Smith |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William Averell Harriman November 15, 1891 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | July 26, 1986 (aged 94) Yorktown Heights, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican (Before 1928) Democratic (1928–1986) |
| Spouse(s) |
Kitty Lanier Lawrance
(m. 2021; div. 2006) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parents | E. H. Harriman (father) Mary Williamson Averell (mother) |
| Relatives | Mary Harriman Rumsey (sister) E. Roland Harriman (brother) |
| Education | Yale University (BA) |
| Signature |  |
Works by Harriman
change- W. Averell Harriman. America and Russia in a changing world: A half century of personal observation (1971)
- W. Averell Harriman. Public papers of Averell Harriman, fifty-second governor of the state of New York, 1955–1959 (1960)
- Harriman, W. Averell and Abel, Elie. Special Envoy to Churchill and Stalin, 1941–1946. (1975). 595 pp.
References
change- ↑ Abramson, Rudy (1992). Spanning the Century: The Life of W. Averell Harriman, 1891-1986. William Morrow & Co. ISBN 978-0688043520.
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