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*** ,1891
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July 26, 1986 (94 years old)
Zodiac Sign
Scorpio
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Celebrities born on November 15
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W Averell Harriman
William Averell Harriman, better known as Averell Harriman, is a politician, businessman and diplomat with the American Democratic Party. The son of the railroad baron E. H. Harriman, he was Commerce Secretary under President Harry S. Truman, then the 48th Governor of New York. He was the Democratic presidential candidate in 1952 and 1956, and was a central member of a group of alumni of foreign policy known as "The Men of Wisdom." During his time at Groton and Yale, his contacts led to the founding of a banking company and eventually merging with Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. He owns divisions from many other companies including Union Pacific Railroad, Merchant Shipping Corporation and Polaroid Corporation. . During the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harriman served on the National Recovery Administration and on the Business Advisory Council before moving into a foreign policy role.
BornWilliam Averell Harriman, November 15, 1891, New York City, U.S.
DiedJuly 26, 1986, Yorktown Heights, New York, U.S.
Political partyRepublican (Before 1928), Democratic (1928–1986)
Children2
ParentsE. H. Harriman (father), Mary Williamson Averell (mother)
RelativesMary Harriman Rumsey (sister), E. Roland Harriman (brother)
EducationYale University (BA)
PresidentJohn F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson
Preceded byGeorge C. McGhee
Succeeded byEugene V. Rostow

About W Averell Harriman

Politician W Averell Harriman was born in New York, United States on November 15, 1891. He dies at the age of 94, on July 26, 1986.

During the vital years of World War II, he served as the American ambassador to the Soviet Union and oversaw talks between the two countries. From 1955 to 1958, he was the 48th Governor of New York and the 11th United States Secretary of Commerce under US President Harry S Truman.

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W Averell Harriman before becoming famous

W Averell Harriman was born in the Zodiac sign Scorpio (The Scorpion), and 1891 is also the year of Rabbit (兔) in the Chinese Zodiac.

He began his career in the family business, serving as an executive with the Union Pacific Railroad Company and as a member of the National Defense Advisory Commission from 1940 to 1941.

Achievement of W Averell Harriman

He went to the Soviet Union to negotiate the Lend-Lease Act, which provided much-needed war supplies to the Russians, and after the war, he oversaw the European recovery initiatives.

W Averell Harriman's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

He was married three times, including to Politician Pamela Harriman, World Leader Winston Churchill's son's previous wife.

Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965) (World Leader)
Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965)

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Pamela Harriman (1920 - 1997) (Politician)
Pamela Harriman (1920 - 1997)

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He was US President John F. Kennedy's primary negotiator for the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty with the Soviet Union during the 1960s.

John F. Kennedy (1917 - 1963) (US President)
John F. Kennedy (1917 - 1963)

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W Averell Harriman Income & Net worth

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