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W. Averell Harriman.
American businessman, politician and diplomat (1891–1986)
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About W. Averell Harriman
William Averell Harriman was an American politician, businessman, and scion of the wealthy Harriman family. He was a founder of Harriman & Co. which merged with the older Brown Brothers to form the Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. investment bank, served as Secretary of Commerce under President Harry S. Truman, and was the 48th governor of New York. He unsuccessfully sought the Democratic Party nomination for president in 1952 and 1956. Throughout his career, he was a key foreign policy advisor to Democratic presidents.
Everything about W. Averell Harriman →- Occupation
- diplomat, politician, polo player, businessperson
- Position held
- Governor of New York, United States Secretary of Commerce, United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- November 15, 1891
- Died
- July 26, 1986